Rick Scott

• Florida, FEMA Strike Compromise to Avoid NFIP Suspensions

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 11, 2012

  Florida has effectively agreed to abide by federal-flood-agency rules that bar new development in flood plains without prior federal approval.

• Florida Gov. Scott Signs ‘Milestone’ PIP Reform

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 4, 2012

  Florida Gov. Rick Scott has signed what the insurance industry is calling the “most significant auto insurance law in decades.”

• Increasing Number of Captives Opt to Domicile on U.S. Soil

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 3, 2012

  Grounding no longer sounds so bad: Driven by financial incentives, new captives are choosing to stay closer to home.

• Getting PIP Reform Right

  By Lynne McChristian  |  April 25, 2012

  Will the PIP reforms work, and will they bring auto insurance rates down? Legislators want proof they made the right decisions, and they want it fast.

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  Florida, FEMA Working on Deal to Prevent NFIP Suspension in State

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 13, 2012

  A tenuous truce has been forged between federal and Florida emergency-management officials over a bill passed by the Florida legislature that could potentially leave 2.06 million Florida property owners without flood insurance just as the hurricane season nears its peak in July.

• New Florida Citizens Assessment Bill Could Attract New Capital

  By Fred Karlinsky, Katherine Scott Webb and Richard J. Fidei  |  April 9, 2012

  New Florida legislation, if signed into law by Gov. Rick Scott, would provide relief to the state's private market insurers and potentially attract new private capital to the Sunshine State.

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  Florida's No-Fault Faux Fix?

  By Christopher Tidball  |  March 15, 2012

  Gov. Scott got what he sought in the recent session, but the Florida legislature has a history of trying to fix PIP problems and coming up short.

• Florida, New York Move on Needed PIP Reform

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 15, 2012

  The last day of the latest Florida legislative session (March 9) saw the passage of a measure to help bring reform to the state’s auto-insurance system.

• Florida PIP Reform Heads to Governor’s Desk

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 12, 2012

  The last day of the Florida Legislature on Friday saw the passage of a measure to help bring reform to the state’s auto-insurance system.

• VIDEO: Fla. Gov., Insurance Commissioner Urge Lawmakers to Pass PIP Reform

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 9, 2012

  Florida Gov. Rick Scott was joined by Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty and Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater to encourage lawmakers to pass reforms the state's no-fault, personal injury protection system.