Category: Legislative Updates

  At a U.S. Senate Subcommittee hearing entitled “Insurance Fraud in America: Current Issues Facing Industry and Consumers” held this morning, August 3, 2017, in Washington D.C., U.S. Senator Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) recalled his days as Florida Insurance Commissioner, during …

  Florida House of Representatives Speaker Richard Corcoran announced his 2018 Leadership Team and Committee Chairmen today, July 25, 2017.   Listed below, these appointees will serve for interim committee weeks and the 2018 Legislative Session: Speaker Pro Tempore:  Representative …

Above:  Maria Elena Abate was recently nominated as “Insurance Defense Lawyer of the Year” by the Florida Insurance Fraud Education Committee   Signed into law by Florida Governor Rick Scott on June 23, 2017, HB 911 relating to Insurance Adjusters …

  HB 1007 relating to Prohibited Insurance Acts was among the final bills to be signed from both the 2017 Regular and Special Sessions by Florida Governor Rick Scott yesterday, June 26, 2017.  Among other provisions that include specific language …

  Interim Committee Meetings begin Tuesday, September 12, 2017 in preparation for Florida’s 2018 Legislative Session, it was announced today, June 22, 2017. In 2016, lawmakers passed SB 7076, which effected a January 9 start date for the 2018 Session.  …

  The full U.S. House Committee on Financial Services is meeting in an open session this morning, June 15, 2017, to mark up various legislation relating to the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program. The Committee will meet on …

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has yet to update its statutory policy statement on science quality and integrity, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) reported today, June 8, 2017. An explanatory statement accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act of …

  Five witnesses appeared before the full U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services yesterday, June 7, 2017, to comment on six proposed bills intended to reform the National Flood Insurance Program (“NFIP”).   They were (written testimony provided via …

  The Florida Surplus Lines Service Office advised today, May 24, 2017, that among the many insurance-related provisions of HB 221 relating to Transportation Network Companies (“TNCs”) is clarification that providers such as Uber and Lyft, and any other entity …

  As Congress weighs reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program (“NFIP”), it has multiple options for addressing the program’s challenges and should take into account specific insurance market, technological and other developments, the American Academy of Actuaries said in …