Category: Florida Property & Casualty Association

The FPCA Homeowners Division will be meeting via teleconference on Monday, December 6, at 4:00 p.m.  The call-in number is 800.369.1285; conference code:  53350#. Meeting materials will be forthcoming. Should you have any questions, please contact Katie Webb (kwebb@cftlaw.com).

The FPCA Automobile Division will hold a planning meeting on Monday, December 6, from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., at the Fort Lauderdale office of Colodny Fass, P.A.  Robin Westcott, Director of Property & Casualty Financial Oversight for the Florida Office of …

  Colodny Fass filed an Amici Curiae brief today, November 19, 2010, in support of United Automobile Insurance Company’s motion for rehearing of the Florida Supreme Court’s decision of November 4, 2010 in Custer Medical Center v. United Automobile Insurance …

A recent meeting of insurance industry interests in which the Florida Property and Casualty Association participated yielded the following summary of priority issues and proposed action items for the 2011 Florida Legislative Session:   Reprinted The objective of this meeting …

    Various insurance industry groups are currently drafting and securing sponsors for proposed Florida legislation relating to bad faith.   Given recent rulings of the Florida Supreme Court that have been indicative of a hostile climate toward certain legislative measures …

  FPCA Automobile Division Members:   Attached is a draft of the amici brief that we intend to file in the Custer v. United Auto matter.  Please keep in mind that this is a draft and will be subject to …

  The U.S. Chamber’s Institute for Legal Reform has drafted a Florida bill addressing issues relating to bad faith. So that a sponsor for the legislation may be quickly secured, comments on it from Florida Property and Casualty Association members …

Allstate Insurance Company and Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Company (“Allstate”) filed suit against a doctor and clinics in the Circuit Court of the County of Oakland, Michigan, on November 10, 2010.  A copy of the complaint is attached. The complaint includes …

FPCA Homeowners Division Members:  As discussed at the meeting yesterday, attached is a revised draft of the sinkhole provisions that had been included in SB 2044.  Please review the attached and provide any comments you may have to Katie Webb …

  PRIVILEGED & CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY/CLIENT COMMUNICATION ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT   As you may already be aware, the Florida Supreme Court issued a decision in Custer Medical Center v. UAIC last week that may have a significant impact on PIP …