Category: Legislative Updates
Apr 5, 2011
The following article was posted to the Sun Sentinel House Keys Blog on April 5, 2011: Sweeping Property Insurance Pakcage Headed to Full Senate By Julie Patel A broad property insurance bill to allow insurers to drop …
Apr 4, 2011
During its meeting today, April 4, 2011, the House Civil Justice Subcommittee temporarily postponed HB 1187 Relating to Civil Remedies Against Insurers, sponsored by Representative Dennis Baxley (R-Ocala) and co-sponsored by Representative Charles Van Zant (R-Palatka), after questions were …
Apr 2, 2011
A newly enacted New Jersey law will authorize regulators to reduce the amount of collateral non-U.S. reinsurers will be required to post. To view a copy of the law, click here. Rather than posting 100 percent collateral, Assembly Bill 2670, …
Apr 1, 2011
Colodny Fass presents its weekly bill tracking report for the week ending April 1, 2011. This report, which is attached, is designed to assist in following pending priority state-level insurance issues during the 2011 Florida Legislative Session. It will …
Apr 1, 2011
SB 7146 Relating to Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”), filed on March 28, 2011 by the Senate Budget Committee (“Committee”), passed favorably with limited questions and no debate during the Committee’s meeting today, April 1, 2011. The Committee opened …
Apr 1, 2011
CS/CS/HB 99 by the Florida House of Representatives’ Economic Affairs Committee and Insurance and Banking Subcommittee unanimously passed the full House with limited discussion yesterday, March 31, 2011. The bill, originally sponsored by State Representative Brad Drake, would allow …
Mar 30, 2011
On Wednesday, March 30, 2011, the House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee considered several insurance-related bills during its meeting. HB 1087 Relating to Persons Designated to Receive Insurer Notifications, sponsored by Representative Doug Holder (R-Sarasota), passed favorably following questions and …
Mar 30, 2011
CS/HB 5005 and CS/HB 5007, two massive bills that would deregulate over a dozen professions businesses and occupations in Florida, including home inspectors, mold remediators and motor vehicle repair shops, are on the House of Representatives’ Appropriations Committee agenda …
Mar 30, 2011
The Florida House of Representatives held a session on Tuesday, March 29, 2011, where certain insurance related items were discussed. As previously reported, on March 23, 2011, the House Civil Justice Subcommittee considered House Bill 967 relating to Personal …
Mar 29, 2011
The Florida Senate Banking and Insurance Committee considered a couple of insurance-related bills during its meeting today, March 29, 2011. SB 1826 Relating to Workers’ Compensation, was passed by the Committee with no questions, no public testimony, and no …