In this exclusive interview with Jeff Atwater, Florida's new chief financial officer, we discuss workers' compensation issues including rising rates, Citizens' depopulation and privatization, insurance fraud, and plans for PIP reforms moving forward.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott has signed SB 408, a bill designed to address cost drivers in an attempt to reform Florida’s unsteady property insurance market.
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