Category: Florida Legislative News

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Bay County School Board to Possibly File Claim Against BP The oil spill is having affects on school systems across the Gulf Coast.  The Bay District school board …

  Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate Sean Shaw testified this morning, July 14, 2010, before the U.S. House Ways and Means Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee in opposition to the taxing of reinsurance between affiliated entities. “When elephants fight, the grass gets …

  The Florida Senate’s Interim Project Work Plan, issued July 12, 2010, features several insurance-related items that focus on major property-related issues, such as public adjusters, defective drywall and sinkholes.  Following is a list of insurance-related Senate Interim Projects, accompanied …

    The U.S. House Ways and Means Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee (“Subcommittee”) will hold a hearing on the issue of taxation of reinsurance between affiliated entities tomorrow, July 14, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. To view a live Webcast of …

The FPCA Automobile Division is hosting a meeting with representatives from FICO tomorrow, July 13, from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Fort Lauderdale office of Colodny Fass, P.A. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the establishment …

To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Blog:  Crist calls special session to ban offshore drilling Gov. Charlie Crist said Thursday he’s calling a special session of the Legislature in less than two weeks and will ask …

  With an August 4 deadline to place a constitutional amendment on Florida’s General Election November 2, 2010 ballot, Florida Governor Charlie Crist has called a Special Legislative Session for July 20 through July 23, 2010.   The Governor’s Special Session …

The Florida Property and Casualty Association (“FPCA”) Automobile Division is hosting a meeting with representatives from FICO® on Tuesday, July 13, 2010 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Fort Lauderdale office of Colodny Fass.  The purpose of the …

The FPCA Automobile Division is meeting via conference call on Friday, July 9 at 10:00 a.m. to discuss the Insurance Fraud Alert Team meeting to be held on Thursday, July 8 in Tampa. The call-in number is 800.369.1285; conference code: 08486#. …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Florida gets $170M for education The U.S. Department of Education will award Florida $170.2 million to turn around its persistently low achieving schools.   Blog:  It’s finally over: …