Category: Florida Legislative News
Jan 12, 2011
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Florida Climbs to No. 5 on U.S. School Report Card The “Quality Counts” survey, released Tuesday, ranked Florida No. 5 in the nation on a variety of indicators, …
Jan 12, 2011
SB 408, a property insurance bill similar to legislation vetoed by former Florida Governor Charlie Crist last year, was filed in the Florida Senate today, January 12, 2011, by Senator Garrett Richter, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking …
Jan 12, 2011
The FPCA Automobile Division will be meeting today, January 12, 2011, at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held in the Liberty Room at the Waldorf Astoria in Orlando. Boardroom Communications is sponsoring the lunch that will be served. …
Jan 11, 2011
On January 10, 2010, the Florida Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance (“Committee”) met in Tallahassee, Florida, during which Committee Staff Director Steve Burgess and Staff Attorney Kathy Emerich reviewed the recently released Senate Interim Report (“Report”) on issues relating …
Jan 11, 2011
FPCA Homeowners Division Members: As previously reported, Demotech has requested a conference call and/or webinar with FPCA Members. This meeting has been scheduled for February 3, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. Call-in information will be provided at a later date. If you have not …
Jan 10, 2011
The Florida Property & Casualty Association and the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America filed a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative for Proposed Rules 19-8.029 and 19-8.030 with the State Board of Administration (SBA) on Friday, January 7, …
Jan 7, 2011
FPCA Homeowners Division Members: As you are aware, the FPCA is filing a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative for Proposed Rules 19-8.029 and 19-8.030 in response to the State Board of Administration’s (SBA) Statement of Estimated Regulatory Costs (SERC). The Property Casualty …
Jan 7, 2011
The following is a transcript of U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke’s testimony on “The Economic Outlook and Monetary and Fiscal Policy” given on January 7, 2011 before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget in Washington, D.C.: …
Jan 6, 2011
FPCA Homeowners Division Members: Please review the attached draft legislation regarding the Florida Sinkhole Repair Program and provide any comments you may have to Katie Webb (kwebb@cftlaw.com) as soon as possible. Should you have any questions, please contact Katie Webb (kwebb@cftlaw.com). …
Jan 6, 2011
The Florida Property & Casualty Association Homeowners Division will be meeting during the 2011 State of the Florida Insurance Market Summit at the Waldorf Astoria in Orlando. The meeting will be held on Friday, January 14, beginning at 1:00 p.m. …