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AI is eyed in insurance claim denials in Florida

The Florida bill would prevent insurers from using artificial intelligence as the sole basis for denying claims.
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A bill to add requirements for unemployment compensation advances in the Florida House

Rich Templin, a lobbyist for the Florida AFL-CIO, said unemployment insurance “is insurance,” Templin said. “It is not welfare.”
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Florida lawmakers are looking for answers from property insurance companies

Property insurance companies sent money to affiliated firms and shareholders while arguing the industry was losing money.
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A fight over insurance attorney fees is refuled in Florida

A new bill would revamp a law that was toward insurers and led to homeowners being unable to fight companies over wrongfully denied claims.

The Scoop: Mon. March 10, 2025, Florida and Tampa Bay headlines by WMNF

Round up of WMNF news headlines including Strawberry Festival, Property Insurance, Florida legislative session.
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House speaker calls investigation on property insurance sparked by a Tampa reporter’s findings

Listen: Florida’s House Speaker Daniel Perez announced this week that he was starting a committee to investigate the finances of property insurance companies amidst the state’s insurance crisis.  It was sparked by a Tampa Bay...

The Scoop: Mon. Feb. 24, 2025, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

Roundup of news headlines produced for WMNF Community Radio: Hillsborough Co. Politics, National Parks layoffs, Florida Insurance, Duke Energy, Byron Donalds.

The Scoop: Mon. Feb. 10, 2025, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

Roundup of WMNF news headlines including Pinellas County elections, Citizens Property Insurance, Sinkhole database and Protest against President Trump
Citizens Property Insurance

Ron DeSantis says Citizens customers will get a price break

The governor said many South Florida customers of Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. will receive rate decreases this year.
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Bills propose changes to condominium participation in My Safe Florida Home

The bill is aimed at expanding participation among condominium associations in the My Safe Florida Home program.
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Florida sues the feds in a fight over children’s insurance

Florida has filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration over a program that provides subsidized health insurance to children.
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Florida lawmakers will look at property insurance this month

Florida Senate and House panels next week will receive presentations and discuss factors driving property insurance costs.
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