Category: Florida Legislative News
Apr 5, 2011
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Education reform dominates Legislature It’s not over yet. After overhauling teacher pay, evaluations and contracts, state lawmakers are just getting started on bringing major changes to education. Senator: Take …
Apr 5, 2011
FPCA Homeowners Division Members: The FPCA Homeowners Division Day on the Hill is scheduled for April 14, 2011. The schedule will include lunch and dinner. For planning purposes, please RSVP as soon as possible to Lynn Tkacz (ltkacz@cftlaw.com). Lodging in Tallahasse …
Apr 5, 2011
FPCA Automobile Division Members: The FPCA Automobile Division Day on the Hill is scheduled for April 13, 2011. The schedule will include lunch and dinner. For planning purposes, please RSVP as soon as possible to Lynn Tkacz (ltkacz@cftlaw.com). Lodging in …
Apr 5, 2011
The following article was posted to the South Florida Sun Sentinel’s House Keys blog on April 5, 2011: By Julie Patel Legislation aimed to fight personal injury protection insurance fraud stalled in the Senate’s insurance committee today after …
Apr 5, 2011
Florida Property and Casualty Association Members: During its meeting on Tuesday, April 5, 2011, the Senate Rules Committee considered CS/CS/CS/HB 408 Relating to Property Insurance, sponsored by Senator Garrett Richter (R-Naples) and co-sponsored by Sen. Alan Hays (R-Umatilla). Of special …
Apr 5, 2011
The following is a transcript of U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke’s speech on “Clearinghouses, Financial Stability and Financial Reform” given on April 4, 2011, at the 2011 Financial Markets Conference in Stone Mountain, Georgia: I am …
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 2, 2011
Please note that Sections 1, 13 and 19 of the attached report have been revised, courtesy of Locke Burt of Security First Insurance Company. Comprehensive property insurance legislation, CS/CS/SB 408 and HB 803, is pending in the 2011 …