Daily Archives: March 29, 2016

Pick consumer-friendly insurance regulator (Sun Sentinel Editorial Board)

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL. March 29, 2016: A year after Gov. Rick Scott tried to force an insurance regulator on the public, he and the Florida Cabinet will conduct interviews today for the state’s most powerful unelected position. They should choose the person who will make consumers, not industry, the priority. In early 2015, aides to…

Cabinet delays insurance pick after candidate asked about Post story (Palm Beach Post)

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL. March 29, 2016. Gov. Rick Scott’s nominee for Florida insurance commissioner faced multiple questions Tuesday about a Palm Beach Post story on a lawsuit claiming he misled investors in a flood insurance venture, and Cabinet officials put off a decision until April. Asked if he wished to respond to “media reports,” Jeffrey…