Category: Florida Legislative News
Jul 22, 2015
Above: Colodny Fass’ Donovan Brown Notes Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance Meeting Scheduled for August 6 An overview of the national workers’ compensation market and the issue of affordability of personal auto insurance will headline the agenda for the …
Jul 20, 2015
In a joint proclamation issued today, July 20, 2015, Florida legislative leaders called a 12-day Special Session beginning August 10, 2015 and ending August 21 for the sole purpose of amending Florida’s Congressional Districts 5, 13, 14, 21, 22, …
Jul 17, 2015
Above: Colodny Fass’ Donovan Brown Notes Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance Membership Expansion Membership of the Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance (“FACI”) has been expanded from 21 members to up to 25 members, the U.S. Treasury announced today, July …
Jul 16, 2015
Above: Colodny Fass’ Donovan Brown Advises on Louisiana’s Withdrawal from NIMA The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced late yesterday, July 15, 2015, that the State of Louisiana will withdraw from the Nonadmitted Insurance Multi-State Agreement (“NIMA”) and the NIMA-sponsored …
Jul 2, 2015
Above: Colodny Fass’ Donovan Brown Notes Federal Insurance Office Still Working on Affordable, Available Personal Auto Liability Insurance Issues In a Request for Information (“RFI”) published today, July 2, 2015, the Federal Insurance Office (“FIO”) is seeking comments and …
Jun 23, 2015
The results of a highly anticipated study undertaken by the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs’ (“Committee”) Banking Investigative Group on alleged National Flood Insurance Program (“NFIP” or “Program”) underpayment of claims filed in the …
Jun 20, 2015
The Florida House of Representatives and Florida Senate adjourned the 2015-A Special Session Sine Die at 6:50 p.m. last night, June 19, 2015, after both chambers adopted SB 2500-A, the $78.7 billion State Budget. The Budget must be signed …
Jun 19, 2015
Above: Colodny Fass Shareholder Wes Strickland Notes New Florida Law Will Essentially Prohibit Adding Optional Coverage by Notice of Change in Policy Terms On June 16, 2015, Governor Rick Scott signed into law legislation that will essentially prohibit the …
Jun 17, 2015
Florida Governor Rick Scott signed 17 bills into law yesterday, June 16, 2015. He also vetoed three. Among those were various insurance-related proposals, which are listed below: HB 87 relating to Construction Defect Claims by State Representative John Wood revises …
Jun 16, 2015
Above: Colodny Fass Insurance Regulation Lawyer Megan Grant Notes Recent Louisiana Department of Insurance Producer Compensation Advisory Letter. Lousiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon recently advised all insurers, insurance issuers, health maintenance organizations and all producers licensed to do business …