Category: Florida Property & Casualty Association

The FPCA Homeowners Divison will be meeting via teleconference on Thursday, February 17, at 4:00 p.m.  The call-in number is 800.369.1285; conference code:  75036#. Meeting materias will be forthcoming.  Should you have any questions, please contact Katie Webb (kwebb@cftlaw.com).

The FPCA Automobile Division will be meeting via teleconference on Thursday, February 17, at 3:00 p.m.  The call-in number is 800.369.1285; conference code:  75035#. Meeting materials will be forthcoming.  Should you have any questions, please contact Katie Webb (kwebb@cftlaw.com).

FPCA Homeowners Division Members: Attached is a draft bad faith bill that is being circulated for Member review and comment.  Please provide any comments you may have regarding the draft bill to Katie Webb (kwebb@cftlaw.com) as soon as possible.

FPCA Automobile Division Members:  Please see the attached flyer regarding a “Lumbar Loading MRI Presentation” to be held in Tampa on March 10.  The flyer boasts that “Axial loading during MR Imaging of the lumbar spine influenced experienced neurosurgeons to change …

FPCA Homeowners Division Members: Last week we circulated a comprehensive memorandum outlining a potential option for addressing the sinkhole “tail” issue (the “Galloway memo”).  The proposal is based on the Asbestos and Silica Compensation Fairness Act.  Since then a proposed bill has …

FPCA Automobile Division Members: The Auto Insurance Report has published its annual Personal Auto Insurance Nastiness – or “PAIN” – Index, which is a calculation of the ratio of auto insurance costs to income by state.  Florida ranks third on …

FPCA Homeowners Division Members: Attached please find a description of a Florida Community Restoration and Repair Program (FCRRP) and proposed legislation to create the FCRRP.  Please review these documents and provide any comments to Katie Webb (kwebb@cftlaw.com).  

FPCA Homeowners Division Members: The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (FHCF) has reached out to the FPCA to confirm that the revised Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost (SERC), Proof of Loss Report form and Instructions address Members’ concerns before the approval and implementation process for …

  In addition to the “Sinkhole Compensation Fairness Act,”  which is based on asbestos claims litigation-related Florida legislation enacted in 2005, other ideas on how to legislatively combat Florida’s sinkhole “tail” claims crisis have been circulating recently. A proposal on …

  The matter involving the State Board of Administration (“SBA”)’s  disallowance of insureds’ attorney fees paid as a result of negotiated settlements and court judgments and paid insureds’ public adjuster fees, as reimbursable losses under the 2005 Florida Hurricane Catastrophe …