Category: Legislative Updates

On Tuesday, February 5, 2008, the Senate Select Committee on Property Insurance Accountability (“Committee”) held its second day of hearing testimony from insurance company executives. To view a report of the previous day’s proceedings and access the Committee packet, click …

On Monday, February 4, 2008, a representative of this Firm attended a meeting of the House Select Committee to Protect Personal Information (“Committee”) held in Tallahassee, Florida.  The Committee, chaired by Representative William Proctor (R), heard recommendations regarding privacy protection from …

REMINDER: The Florida Senate Select Committee on Property Insurance Accountability meeting is taking place today (February 4) and tomorrow (February 5) from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The hearings can be viewed live on the Florida Channel at the following link: …

The United States House of Representatives Financial Services Committee Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold a field hearing entitled “The Homeowners’ Insurance Crisis and its Impact on Communities, Homeowners, and the Economy” at 1 p.m. on Monday, February 11, …

With Governor Crist’s release of his Budget Recommendations for 2008-2009 Fiscal Year, various lawmakers and policy officials have issued commentary in reaction.  Below are some of these statements. To view the Governor’s press release on the matter, which includes a link to “The …

The Senate Select Committee on Property Insurance Accountability (“Committee”) has released its agenda for the Monday, February 4 and Tuesday, February 5 meetings. Below are the agendas for each meeting day. Monday, February 4, Committee questions to Kevin McCarty, Florida …

At the Revenue Estimating Impact Conference today the members tabled SB 86 and HB 111 relating to Hurricane Sales Tax Holiday because of some confusion with the provisions regarding marine exemptions. These bills are expected to have a negative fiscal …

The House Insurance Committee (“Committee”) met in Tallahassee, Florida on January 24, 2008 and heard a presentation from members of the Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology (“Commission”) as well as testimony from private modeling companies. To view the …

On Wednesday, January 23, 2008, the United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 3959, a bill that would amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to provide for the phase-in of actuarial rates for certain pre-Flood Insurance Rate Map …

Today, both the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee and the Senate Committee on Property Insurance Accountability met to discuss several insurance-related issues. Senate Banking and Insurance Committee Chairman Bill Posey was absent from the meetings due to an illness. First, …