Florida News That Impacts You – July 22nd, 2022
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- The average prices for a gallon of regular unleaded gas is another 2-cents cheaper statewide today. The average price now sits at $4.15 per gallon which is 17-cents cheaper than a week ago. In Southeast Florida prices range from an average low of $4.25 in Miami-Dade to $4.40 in the Palm Beaches.
- Florida’s COVID-19 trend has improved for a third consecutive day. After Thursday’s reporting, Florida’s weekly trend for daily cases has fallen to 10,783 – or about 300 per day lower than a week ago.
- On back of four property insurance companies having been forced to dissolve already this year, Florida’s Office of Insurance Regulation has confirmed 17 insurance operators in the state will likely face ratings downgrades. The downgrade could and likely will limit the ability for those operators to issue policies in the state going forward.
- New Zealand based Invisible Urban Charging has announced they’ll soon be installing over 6,000 electric vehicle chargers across the state. The company has contracted with commercial real-estate firm Lincoln Property Co., to install the chargers at its properties. The first project will be Orlando’s Truist Plaza. 50 chargers will be installed at each site.