Florida Drives Toward Repeal of Motor Vehicle No-Fault Law insurancejournal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from insurancejournal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
TALLAHASSEE A proposal to end the state’s no-fault auto insurance system got a boost Monday as the House took up most of a plan that the Senate passed last week.
While insurance-industry lobbyists contend the change could increase rates for many Florida motorists, the House Judiciary Committee in an 18-2 vote backed an amended bill (HB 719) that would eliminate the no-fault system and the requirement that motorists carry personal-injury protection, or PIP, coverage.
Under the proposal, motorists would be required to purchase bodily injury coverage, which many already have in their policies. But while House members approved the proposal, some expressed concern about a lack of updated information about the financial impact of the bill.
Takeaways from Tallahassee â Safety first
Safety first
While you might not know what EHS means, the profession and its functions in the workplace have been front-and-center for the past year.Â
The acronym stands for Environment, Health and Safety and covers everything from slip-and-falls to forklift accidents, carpal tunnel to workplace violence.Â
Before the COVID-19 crisis, The Florida Chamber had created a group designed to help propel the state to become one of the safest, healthiest, and most sustainable in the nation. The pandemic and its impact on every business in Florida highlight the critical importance of EHSâs purpose.
âThe Florida Chamber Safety Council tapped into Floridaâs leading companies and their safety leaders to create an Advisory Board that is an incubator of research, leadership and education, and provides resources, tools and best practices for small to mid-sized businesses that often do not have full-time safety, health and susta
Lone Pine Capital $15.2 million
Ryan Specialty Group $15.1 million
Euclidean Capital $14.4 million
Securities Industry & Financial Market Association (SIFMA) $13.8 million
Who received the funding
The financial-services sector gave $982.8 million in party-coded contributions across 2019 and 2020 through both individual employee donations and PACs, the report said. Of this, 47% went to Republicans and 53% went to Democrats.
Current congressional candidates received $311 million in contributions from the financial sector to their campaign committees and leadership PACs, according to the AFR.
The 10 current members of Congress who received the largest amounts were:
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) $6.5 million
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) $6.3 million
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) $6.2 million
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) $5.5 million
Institute Analyzes Impact of California Medical Provider Network Option for Workers April 16, 2021
Legislation intended to increase injured California workers’ access to medical care by requiring the state to create a medical provider network as an alternative to private networks that render 90% of California workers’ compensation treatment would significantly increase medical costs and require millions of dollars in ongoing administrative and infrastructure expense, a California Workers’ Compensation Institute analysis finds.
Assembly Bill 1465 would require the administrative director of the state’s workers’ compensation system to establish a statewide medical provider network, called the California Medical Provider Network, and give employees the choice to treat within their employer’s MPN or the CAMPN.