Category: Florida Legislative News

Above:  Colodny Fass’ Donovan Brown Notes Nominees to Florida Governor Rick Scott’s New Healthcare and Hospital Funding Commission Today.   Governor Rick Scott appointed nine Floridians to serve on the newly formed Commission on Healthcare and Hospital Funding (“Commission”) today, …

Above:  Colodny Fass’ Donovan Brown Notes Nevada “No Pay, No Play” Non-Economic Damages Bill Pending   A bill moving through the Nevada Legislature that would curtail non-economic damages for uninsured drivers is attracting a great deal of attention, inasmuch as …

  The Louisiana Insurers Conference is asking insurance industry members and interested parties to contact members of the Louisiana House of Representatives’ Ways and Means Committee (“Committee”) and urge them to oppose HB 819 relating to Tax Credits before the …

  Florida was among 10 states recently reviewed by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) in an effort to gain a better understanding of states’ approaches to budgeting for disaster costs, with the goal of informing Congressional consideration about the …

  Amid the impasse over Medicaid expansion and health care issues relating to Florida’s 2015-2016 State Budget, the Florida House of Representatives adjourned “sine die” at approximately 1:15 p.m. this afternoon, April 28, 2015.  The 2015 Legislative Session is scheduled …

  Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty will testify in Washington D.C. on various aspects of insurance regulation in two of three separate Congressional hearings on the topic this week.  He begins tomorrow, April 28, 2015, with the U.S. Senate Committee …

A number of insurance-related bills are on their way to Florida Governor Rick Scott’s desk after being approved by the Florida House of Representatives today, April 22, 2015.   Following is a list of the bills, along with a summary of …

  Two insurance-related bills are on their way to Florida Governor Rick Scott for consideration after the Florida House of Representatives’ versions were each unanimously approved by the Senate on Third Reading yesterday, April 1, 2015.   The bills, HB …

  Despite the backing of groups such as the Florida Chamber of Commerce, Associated Industries of Florida and the National Federation of Independent Business, SB 1088, a bill relating to Civil Remedies Against Insurers that would provide a 45-day time …

  Given the substantial fine of $10,000 per month that could be levied for non-compliance with newly enacted Act 427, the Louisiana Department of Insurance (“LDI”) issued its second reminder today, March 30, 2015, to all authorized Louisiana homeowners insurers …