2009 Florida Legislative Session–Insurance Legislation
May 3, 2009
Click on the hyperlinks below to view complete bill information from the State of Florida’s Legislative Web site: www.leg.state.fl.us
Successful major 2009 insurance legislation:
Property and Casualty Insurance
- CS/CS/CS/HB 1495 relating to Property Casualty Insurance (the “Omnibus Property Insurance Bill”)
- CS/CS/CS/HB 569 Relating to Financial Instruments (includes the FHCF)
- CS/SB 742 relating Sinkhole Mitigation
- CS/CS/HB 1171 relating to Residential Property Insurance Policies (Non-Assessable Residential Property Insurance Policies
Miscellaneous Insurance Issues
- CS/CS/SB 714 relating to Condominium Associations
- HB 741 relating to Insurance Premium Financing
- CS/HB 853 relating to Surplus Lines Insurer
- CS/CS/HB 845 relating to Self-Insurance Funds
- HB 7039 relating to Open Government Sunset Review /Insurance Claim Data Exchange Information
- CS/CS/HB 453 relating to Tax Credits for Contributions to Nonprofit Scholarship-Funding Organizations (Insurance Premium Tax)
- CS/HB 903 relating to Attorney’s Fees in Workers’ Compensation Cases
- CS/CS/SB 2252 relating to Professional Liability Claims
Motor Vehicle/Auto-Related
- CS/SB 2282 relating to First-Responder Services (“Accident Tax Fees”)
2. Failed major 2009 insurance legislation:
- HB 1157/1159 relating to Property Insurance (Statewide Windpool)
- CS/CS/SB 1372 relating to Annuities (the “Safeguard Our Seniors Act”)