Category: Florida Legislative News

  The Florida Cabinet held a regularly scheduled meeting today, May 11, 2010, during which various insurance-related matters considered as part of several agency agendas.  Following is a summary of related discussions and actions:   Division of Bond Finance In …

  The Florida Cabinet is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, May 11, 2010.  The agenda, which can be viewed by clicking here, includes the following insurance-related items:   Florida Office of Insurance Regulation At the meeting, Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin …

  The National Insurance Crime Bureau (“NICB”) recently issued a report showing that staged accident questionable claims increased 46 percent from 2007 to 2009. To access the complete report by clicking here.  The NICB news release is reprinted below. Should you …

  Dozens of insurance-related bills were filed during Florida’s 2010 Regular Legislative Session; however, few insurance bills were actually passed.  As the 2010 Session drew to a close, some of the content of doomed legislation was distilled and amended on to …

  Dozens of insurance-related bills were filed during Florida’s 2010 Regular Legislative Session; however, only some of them were actually passed.   As the 2010 Session drew to a close, various components of many of these doomed bills were distilled and …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Editorial:  Schools funding doesn’t add up Legislature’s budget assumptions hurt public schools The Legislature wrapped up its 60-day session pretending that all is well with public-schools funding. …

United Automobile Insurance Company (“UAIC”), a Florida Property and Casualty Association member, was featured in a May 3, 2010 Palm Beach Post story on the multiplicity of Personal Injury Protection-related lawsuits recently filed by the law firm of LaBovick & …

“Sine Die” ceremony cancelled–Posted on April 30, 2010 by the St. Petersburg Times’ “The Buzz” Blog Lobbyists, state workers, media, and visitors wait on the fourth and fifth floor of the Capitol rotunda, Friday for the session ending “Sine Die” …

  After being amended and passed in the Senate today by a vote of 37 to 1, SB 2176 was passed unanimously by the House and is ready for presentation to the Governor.  The bill, which exempts certain commercial lines …

The News Service of Florida has reported the list of candidates who filed qualifying papers by the deadline today, April 30, 2010, to run for Florida Congressional seats. The list is reprinted below. Should you have any questions or comments, …