Jim Saunders

September 07, 2022 | Daily Business Review

While utility bills are made up of a combination of costs, a key driver is the high cost of natural gas, which Florida utilities rely on heavily to generate electricity.

By Jim Saunders

5 minute read

September 07, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Republican lawmakers titled the measure the "Parental Rights in Education" bill. Opponents labeled it the "Don't Say Gay" bill.

By Jim Saunders

4 minute read

September 06, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Florida has long grappled with shortages of correctional officers and recently has taken steps such as increasing pay to help hire and keep officers.

By Jim Saunders

3 minute read

September 06, 2022 | Daily Business Review

The ratings issue has come at a turbulent time in Florida's property-insurance market, as carriers have shed policies and sought large rate increases because of financial losses.

By Jim Saunders

4 minute read

September 02, 2022 | Daily Business Review

The case is linked to a 2015 state law that required 24-hour waiting periods. After years of battles about the constitutionality of the law, a Leon County circuit judge upheld the waiting-period requirement in April.

By Jim Saunders

3 minute read

September 01, 2022 | Daily Business Review

As Florida's property-insurance market has crumbled and home values have soared, many homeowners have been dropped by private insurers and cannot qualify for Citizens coverage because of the $700,000 cap.

By Jim Saunders

3 minute read

September 01, 2022 | Daily Business Review

A panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in May about the Florida law, which the Legislature and then-Gov. Rick Scott approved after a mass shooting at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that killed 17 people.

By Jim Saunders

4 minute read

August 31, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Homeowners can still recover prevailing-party fees if they file lawsuits directly against insurers, but the contractors cannot.

By Jim Saunders

4 minute read

August 31, 2022 | Daily Business Review

The lawsuit briefly described steps Florida has taken to carry out the program but said it remains "stuck in the starting blocks" while waiting for an FDA decision.

By Jim Saunders

3 minute read

August 30, 2022 | Daily Business Review

The judge issued a 17-page summary judgment rejecting former Office of Financial Regulation Commissioner Ronald Rubin's allegations of wrongdoing by lobbyist R. Paul Mitchell.

By Jim Saunders

4 minute read