Category: Legislative Updates

  At a field hearing on April 10, 2017 in a location described as “Ground Zero for climate change impacts” just four miles across the waterway from President Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago estate in Palm Beach County, Florida, U.S. Senator Bill …

  Bills that would repeal the requirement for Florida drivers to carry Personal Injury Protection Insurance cleared committees in both the Florida House of Representatives and Senate today, April 13, 2017. Differences between the two versions remain, with the Senate’s …

  A significant number of written comments from Florida governmental entities were among the 216 submissions received so far today, April 12, 2017, in response to a request for feedback on a Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) concept to implement a Public …

  With a packed agenda comprising mostly insurance-related bills, the Florida Senate Banking and Insurance Committee meets today, April 3, 2017 at 4 p.m. (ET). Of substantial interest to the insurance industry is SB 1218 relating to Property Repair by …

  The Florida House of Representatives’ Insurance and Banking Subcommittee will meet for three hours at 12:30 p.m. (ET) today, March 27, 2017, to consider a slate of insurance-related legislation. Among the bills to be heard is a Proposed Committee …

Above:  Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran   In an interview with the Miami Herald yesterday, March 23, 2017, Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran suggested that the State of Florida could create more jobs by focusing on workers’ compensation and assignment …

  A proposed committee substitute for HB 1421 that would limit property insurance assignment of benefits (“AOB”) agreements is on the agenda for consideration by the Florida House of Representatives’ Insurance and Banking Subcommittee today at 2 p.m. (ET), March …

  Although Florida law currently does not contain any provisions relating specifically to registration of Personal Delivery Devices (“PDDs”) or required insurance to cover damages caused by their operation, a bill scheduled to be heard tomorrow by the Florida Senate …

  The Florida Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance meets tomorrow, March 14, 2017 from 10 a.m. to noon, during which it it is scheduled to consider SB 812, a bill that would alter the method by which personal lines residential …

  The Florida House and Senate have both released early details of their workers’ compensation plans ahead of next week’s March 7 start of the 2017 Florida Legislative Session. The House Insurance and Banking Subcommittee will workshop its draft proposal …