Category: Legislative Updates

State Representative Dan Gelber (D-Miami Beach), House Minority Leader, held a town hall meeting in Davie, Florida, on July 25, 2006 to discuss the insurance crisis in Florida. The event’s main speaker was Robert Hunter, Director of Insurance for the …

Yesterday the Governor issued an executive order creating a new task force called the “Property and Casualty Insurance Reform Committee” to discuss potential reforms for Florida’s property insurance market and make recommendations to the Governor, the Speaker of the House …

The Insurance Anti-Fraud package, House Bill 561, was signed by the Governor on Tuesday. The package includes provisions increasing the penalties for organizing or committing motor vehicle insurance fraud, and also creates a rebuttable presumption that a person was not …

Today the Supreme Court released an opinion ruling that offers of judgment are applicable in actions for personal injury protection benefits, however, the Court found that the offer of judgment in the underlying case was defective. Attached you will find …

Today Governor Jeb Bush vetoed Senate Bill 2114 relating to Personal Injury Protection auto insurance. The veto letter detailing the Governor’s decision is attached. Please feel free to contact this office with any questions or concerns. Regards, Rhett E. O’Doski

Please see the attached agenda items scheduled for tomorrow’s Florida Cabinet meeting. The agenda items include: 1) Progress report on the Insurance Capital Build-Up Incentive Program and Emergency Rule, 2) Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund reimbursement formula rule 19-8.028, 3) Florida …

Governor Jeb Bush on Thursday signed the state budget into law after vetoing $448.7 million from the bill. The Governor gave a strong indication that he intends to veto the PIP bill (HB 2114) by vetoing the funding allocations tied …

The Governor was presented today with Senate bill 2114, which is the bill that extends the sunset of Florida’s No-Fault law. The FPCA also submitted its letter urging the Governor to veto the bill to the Governor’s office today. The …

Please see the press release below regarding Governor Bush endorsing Tom Lee for Chief Financial Officer. Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact this office. Regards, Fred E. Karlinsky May 17, 2006 GovernorJeb Bush …

Today the Florida Cabinet approved the adoption of two emergency rules regarding the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (FHCF) Reimbursement Contract and the FHCF’s emergency assessment for Revenue Bonds. These rules will implement the legislative changes to the FHCF that were …