Category: Legislative Updates

  The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services’ Housing and Insurance Subcommittee will conduct a hearing at 1:00 p.m. today, June 13, 2013, on the impact of proposed international regulatory standards on the competitiveness of U.S. insurers.  Those …

  In a joint memorandum issued today, June 11, 2013, Florida Senate President Don Gaetz and House Speaker Will Weatherford announced the following Interim Committee meeting schedule leading up to the 2014 Regular Legislative Session, which is scheduled to convene …

  Florida Governor Rick Scott signed the following insurance-related bills into law last Friday, June 7, 2013: SB 356, relating to Mutual Insurance Corporations and sponsored by Senator Joseph Abruzzo, authorizes mutual insurance companies to transact financial guaranty insurance in …

  SB 662 by Senator Hays was signed by Senate President Gaetz and House Speaker Weatherford and presented to Governor Rick Scott today, Monday, June 3, 2013.  Governor Scott has until Tuesday, June 18, 2013, to sign, veto, or allow …

  Alabama Senate Banking and Insurance Committee Chairman Slade Blackwell advised today, May 31, 2013, that a number of insurance-related bills were passed during the 2013 Alabama Legislative Session, which adjourned May 20. Some of the bills, which Senator Blackwell …

  A bill providing insurers with the option to self-certify their form filings under certain circumstances was signed into law by Florida Governor Rick Scott today, May 30, 2013. CS/CS/SB 468, which has an effective date of July 1, 2013, …

  SB 1770, which would establish a clearinghouse within Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) to steer property insurance policies into the private market, was sent to Florida Governor Rick Scott today, May 28, 2013, for approval. The bill also creates …

  The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (“Committee”) held a hearing yesterday, May 15, 2013, entitled “The Road Ahead:  Advanced Vehicle Technology and its Implications.” Led by Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, the hearing explored the …

  Colodny Fass& Webb presents its insurance-related bill tracking chart for Florida’s 2013 Regular Legislative Session, which concluded on Friday, May 3, 2013. This chart, which is attached, outlines priority state-level insurance issues that were taken up during the Session.  …

CORRECTION:  Please note the corrected title to reflect that CS/SB 1770 has not yet been enacted.   CS/SB 1770, which establishes a clearinghouse within Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) to steer property insurance policies into the private market, was approved …