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Personnel note: Personal Insurance Federation of Florida names Samantha Sexton as VP of Legislative Affairs

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The Personal Insurance Federation of Florida named Samantha Sexton as its Vice President for Legislative & Regulatory Affairs. Sexton, named one of the ‘30 under 30’ Rising Stars of Florida Politics, started at the Federation August 1, and will serve as lead lobbyist on property and casualty insurance issues and will oversee political strategy for an affiliated political committee. “I am very excited to have someone of Samantha’s caliber joining the trade,” said PIFF President Michael Carlson in a statement…

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Property Casualty Insurers “disappointed” by failure to pass ride-sharing regulation

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The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America said it was disappointed lawmakers capped off the 2016 Legislative Session without passing insurance regulations for Uber and Lyft drivers. “Twenty-nine other states have passed legislation addressing insurance coverage requirements for TNCs, and it is past time for Florida to do the same,” the group said in a Friday email. “PCI will continue to work with lawmakers on a solution for 2017 so that this is the last year rideshare drivers and passengers…

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Insurance group vows to push for ride-sharing next Session

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The Personal Insurance Federation of Florida said it “laments” insurance regulations for ride-hailing apps not making it past lawmakers in the 2016 Legislative Session. “With Uber, Lyft and other app-based ride-hailing services becoming popular modes of transportation by both residents and visitors to our state, its unfortunate lawmakers could not come to a consensus on something so basic and important as insurance,’’ PIFF executive director Michael Carlson said in a Friday email. The federation was backing a bill by Altamonte…

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Personnel note: Liberty Partners of Tallahassee adds Doug McAlarney

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Jennifer Green’s Liberty Partners of Tallahassee has boosted its government affairs portfolio with the addition of Douglas McAlarney as General Counsel. McAlarney will become the firm’s fourth on-staff lobbyist. McAlarney brings more than two decades of experience as a political strategist working with advocacy groups, legislators and prominent political campaigns. As General Counsel, Green says McAlarney will be a key strategic adviser on policy development, public affairs and legal management. “I am thrilled to have the opportunity to bring Doug…

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‘Assignment of benefits’ a bonanza for trial lawyers and vendors, bad for consumers

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Bills are gaining momentum in both the House and Senate and to rein in a rapidly growing insurance scam in which sketchy trial lawyers and remediation firms are getting stressed-out homeowners to sign over their policy benefits and rights after a burst water pipe or similar home emergency. Assignment of Benefits (AOB) is a long-used legal tool meant to allow vendors to get paid promptly for emergency repairs to a home without having to get the policyholder directly involved. But in…

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