Category: Florida Legislative News

Florida Governor Charlie Crist announced the appointment of members to Florida’s Task Force on Educational Excellence today, September 9, 2010.  The Task Force, which was created in June 2010 by Executive Order, is charged with creating strategy to address teacher …

  Florida Property and Casualty Association Automobile Division Members:  As reported by Florida Underwriter yesterday, September 7, 2010, Explorer Insurance has filed a request with the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation to withdraw from the state’s auto insurance market, citing insurance fraud …

The FPCA Homeowners Division will be meeting via teleconference on Monday, September 13 at 3:00 p.m.  The call-in number is 800.369.1285; conference code:  28582#. An agenda for the meeting is attached.  Minutes from the August 10, 2010 meeting will be …

Above:  Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty at a recent interview with the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.   The South Florida Sun-Sentinel published the September 3, 2010 article below in which Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty is interviewed.  Note:  Portions of this interview …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Florida to receive additional $170M in Race to the Top funds Florida will receive up to another $170 million in Race to the Top funds on top of …

FPCA Homeowners Division Members: At our last meeting, the membership unanimously approved a motion to collect certain data regarding sinkhole activity and submit it to a third party for compilation and later submission to the Florida Senate Banking and Insurance …

  The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release today, September 2, 2010:   Treasury Department Announces New Pilot to Help Deliver Safe, Low-Cost Financial Accounts to the Unbanked and Underbanked During Tax Season Pilot Delivers Targeted …

Florida CFO and Gubernatorial Candidate Alex Sink announced a comprehensive education reform plan today, September 1, 2010.  To view the plan, click here. A press release detailing the plan from the Alex Sink Campaign is reprinted below.   Should you …

FPCA Homeowners Division Members: For your information, attached is a copy of the Final Report:  Insurance Study of Sinkholes, dated April 2005.  This Report is the result of the feasibility and cost/benefit study of a Florida Sinkhole Insurance Facility that …

  The Florida 2010 Primary Elections were held on August 24, 2010.  To provide a useful tool in following this year’s political campaign developments, Colodny Fass has prepared an outline of all Florida Cabinet and State Legislative races, as well …