Category: Florida Legislative News
Mar 25, 2011
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Rick Scott signs teacher merit pay bill; critic calls it ‘wrecking ball’ Governor Rick Scott says the teacher merit pay bill he signed into law in Jacksonville …
Mar 25, 2011
Florida Property and Casualty Association Homeowners Division Members: In response to a Florida Property and Casualty Association Homeowners Division request, Colodny Fass has prepared a memorandum analyzing the appropriateness of petitioning either the Governor or the Florida Insurance Commissioner …
Mar 25, 2011
FPCA Members: Attached is the new House Bad Faith bill. Please review and provide any comments you may have to Katie Webb (kwebb@cftlaw.com).
Mar 24, 2011
Meeting in Session today, March 24, 2011, the Florida House of Representatives took up various insurance-related bills on second reading. All were found favorable and rolled over to a third reading. The bills include: HB 4115 relating to Powers …
Mar 24, 2011
FPCA Homeowners Division: As discussed in recent FPCA meetings, Angel Bostick has prepared a “sinkhole plan b” proposal. Attached are talking points describing the proposal, as well as the proposed draft language. Please review and provide any comments you may have to Katie …
Mar 24, 2011
The FPCA Automobile Division will be meeting via teleconference tomorrow, March 25, at 2:00 p.m. The call-in number is 800.369.1285; conference code: 81631#. An agenda for the meeting, as well as minutes from the March 18, 2011 meeting, are attached. …
Mar 24, 2011
The FPCA Homeowners Division will be meeting via teleconference tomorrow, March 25, at 10:00 a.m. The call-in number is 800.369.1285; conference code: 81629#. An agenda for the meeting, as well as minutes from the March 18, 2011 meeting, are attached. …
Mar 23, 2011
The Florida House of Representatives Insurance & Banking Subcommittee passed several insurance-related bills during its meeting today, March 23, 2011: PCS for HB 723 Relating to State Reciprocity in Workers’ Compensation Claims, PCS for HB 1007 Relating to Insurer …
Mar 23, 2011
The following news release was issued by the Office of Florida Governor Rick Scott on March 23, 2011. The complete news release is reprinted below and can accessed by clicking here. Governor Scott Names Ken Lawson as Secretary …
Mar 23, 2011
Today, March 23, 2011, the Florida House Civil Justice Subcommittee considered House Bill 967 relating to Personal Injury Protection (“PIP”) Insurance by State Representative Mike Horner. The bill addresses many areas to improve the PIP system, such as attorney …