Homeowners in Florida have seen their premiums go up and up. Some have even been dumped by their insurer or had to wait for claims to be paid out.
Meanwhile, insurance companies have been leaving the Sunshine State or going insolvent, leaving Florida鈥檚 insurer of last resort, Citizens Property Insurance Corp., as the only option for some homeowners.
This week, the state Legislature met in special session for the second time to try to fix these problems. to the troubled insurance market, including a $1 billion program to help struggling insurance companies.
The new law also discourages lawsuits against insurance companies that deny claims, including the removal of so-called 鈥渙ne way attorney fees.鈥� That鈥檚 where policyholders can make the company pay their attorneys鈥� fees if they win the lawsuit.
One thing the new laws don鈥檛 appear to do: give Florida homeowners relief from skyrocketing insurance premiums.
Guest: , investigative reporter and publisher of
DeSantis calls for grand jury investigation of COVID vaccines
Gov. Ron DeSantis waged a successful reelection campaign based on the notion of what he calls the 鈥渇ree state of Florida.鈥� At the center of that is the governor鈥檚 approach to COVID-19, touting Florida as anti-lockdown and open for business.
DeSantis also took on vaccine mandates last year, signing bills to limit vaccine mandates and suing the federal government over requirements for federal contractors to be vaccinated. Meanwhile, DeSantis鈥� surgeon general, Joseph Ladapo, has questioned the safety of COVID-19 vaccines and the mRNA technology used in them.
Now DeSantis is taking that a step further, 鈥渃rimes and wrongs鈥� in connection with the vaccines.
Guests:
- of the Florida physicians group Doctors Fighting COVID.
- , health reporter at POLITICO.
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