Category: Florida Legislative News

  Colodny Fass has prepared its annual bill chart to assist in tracking pending priority state-level insurance issues during the 2010 Florida Legislative Session, which runs from March 2 through April 30, 2010.  Revised as of March 26, 2010, the …

  A comprehensive study by Risk Management Solutions (“RMS”) on windstorm mitigation credit implementation in the State of Florida and its impact on the insurance industry has concluded that the current system is a significant contributing factor in the reported decline of …

The FPCA Homeowners Division will be meeting via teleconference today at 3:00 p.m.  The call-in number is 800.369.1285; conference code:  63016#. An agenda for the meeting, as well as minutes from the March 19, 2010 meeting, are attached. Note:  Members …

The FPCA Automobile Division will be meeting via teleconference today at 2:00 p.m.  The call-in number is 800.369.1285; conference code:  63015#. An agenda for the meeting, as well as minutes from the March 19, 2010 meeting, are attached.  Note:  Members also …

  Note:  The MGA regulation pending in the Florida Legislature is an urgent issue that will be discussed in both today’s FPCA Auto and Homeowners’ Division meetings.  Please review the material below and be prepared to provide comments. Although an …

  CS/CS/HB 663, which would revise Florida laws relating to building safety, was amended today in the House of Representatives General Government Policy Council with a strike-everything amendment by State Representative Gary Aubuchon that added home inspectors to those persons …

  An amendment relating to the regulation of managing general agencies that was filed to HB 159 by State Representative Pat Patterson failed on a voice vote in the House Insurance, Business and Financial Affairs Policy Committee today, March 25, …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Blog:  Tax credit crowd converges on Tallahassee; and “why aren’t you in school?” An estimated 5,500 supporters of the state’s Tax Credit Scholarship program, including many students who …

  Language from an amendment filed yesterday by Senator Mike Fasano to Senate Bill 2176 is the basis for an amendment that was filed by State Representative Pat Patterson to House Bill 159 relating to the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association.  HB …

  A memorandum on current Florida law pertaining to the payment of dividends to shareholders by insurance companies is attached for your review and information.  This information will prove helpful as the Florida Property and Casualty Association (“FPCA”) considers an …