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7.6% of children under age 6 in the Sunshine State are uninsured, during years when their bodies are laying down the foundations of good health for the rest of their lives.

Surplus lines insurers are companies largely exempt from state regulations, and their rates and policies aren’t reviewed by the Office of Insurance Regulation. As of May 31, surplus lines carriers covered 778,000 policies in Florida, including 88,314 homeowner policies and 147,501 commercial property policies, according to the Florida Surplus Lines Service Office.

For over a decade I’ve been researching how property markets adapt to the changing financial realities of climate change in Florida, the Netherlands and beyond. On this street, I saw a community slowly unraveling as climate shocks – and the subsequent market responses to them – have reshaped the cost of living.

Jude Odu, a health technology expert and former United Healthcare employee, discusses the dangers of outsourcing medical claims decisions to artificial intelligence.

The report, which measures healthcare access, quality and outcomes, was published in April by the Commonwealth Fund.

Enrollment in health care sharing ministries is on the rise in Florida, but research shows they have fewer consumer protections.

After a career in global insurance, Dame Susan Langley is the Lady Mayor of London, heading up the oldest democratically elected local governments in the world. It is a one-year position representing the financial heart of London. She spoke with SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± about the cost of global insurance and international trade.

Despite seeing one of the largest dropoffs of ACA enrollment in the country, Florida has more enrollees than any other state, showing a strong need for insurance, experts say.

HB 655, a bill that amends property insurance to include coverage for pets, is one of two insurance-related bills that take effect Jan.1. The other, SB 158, prohibits the state group health insurance program from imposing any cost-sharing requirements with respect to coverage for diagnostic breast examinations and supplemental breast examinations.

As Florida lawmakers dig into issues involving artificial intelligence, state Insurance Commissioner Michael Yaworsky wants to make sure regulators can properly oversee AI use by insurance companies.

As the government shutdown entered its third week, Democrats continued to withhold their support for a government funding bill unless Republicans agree to extend expiring Affordable Care Act marketplace subsidies. A Democratic lawmaker said Florida will be affected by the expiring subsidies more than any other state after the Nov. 1 ACA enrollment start.

Florida already applies the law as equally to AI as it does to humans, witnesses say.