Category: Legislative Updates
Colodny Fass Insurance-Related Florida Legislative Bill Tracking Chart: Week Ending February 3, 2012
Feb 3, 2012
Colodny Fass presents its weekly bill tracking chart for the week ending February 3, 2012. This chart, which is attached, is designed to assist in following pending priority state-level insurance issues during the 2012 Florida Legislative Session, which began …
Feb 2, 2012
During its meeting today, February 2, 2012, the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee (the “Committee”) considered a number of insurance related bills, including SB 1860 by Senator Joe Negron, relating to Personal Injury Protection (PIP) insurance. To view the …
Feb 2, 2012
Chaired by U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (R-TX), the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee (“Subcommittee”) on Social Security held a hearing in Washington D.C. today, February 2, 2012, on the accuracy, use and impacts of …
Jan 30, 2012
The Florida House of Representatives Insurance and Banking Subcommittee (“Subcommittee”) met today, January 30, 2012. To view the meeting packet, click here. HB 409 The first item on the agenda was House Bill 409 relating to Alien Insurers, …
Jan 27, 2012
In a letter to Florida Senators J.D. Alexander and Bill Hager yesterday, January 26, 2012, Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate Robin Westcott reminded that the October 2011 estimate of a $3.2 billion Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“FHCF”) shortfall in bonding …
Colodny Fass Insurance-Related Florida Legislative Bill Tracking Chart: Week Ending January 27, 2012
Jan 27, 2012
Colodny Fass presents its weekly bill tracking chart for the week ending January 27, 2012. This chart, which is attached, is designed to assist in following pending priority state-level insurance issues during the 2012 Florida Legislative Session, which began …
Jan 26, 2012
The Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance (“Committee”) met today, January 26, 2012, and took action on a number of insurance-related bills. The Committee heard SB 1404 relating to Title Insurance by Senator Thad Altman, adopted one amendment to …
Jan 26, 2012
At its meeting today, January 26, 2012, the Florida House of Representatives’ Civil Justice Subcommittee (“Subcommittee”) took up House Bill 427 relating to Civil Remedy Against Insurers by Representative Kathleen Passidomo (R- Naples). In briefly explaining her bill, Representative …
Jan 26, 2012
Today, January 26, 2012, the Senate General Government Appropriations Subcommittee (“Subcommittee”) met to hear several insurance-related bills. SB 1346 relating to Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) by Senator Steve Oelrich, which would reduces Citizen’s assessment authority, passed the Subcommittee. …
Jan 25, 2012
Florida Governor Rick Scott and Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater held a “Put the Brakes on Accident Fraud and Abuse” news conference today, January 25, 2012, at which they advocated legislative reform of the Personal Injury Protection insurance system. …