Category: Florida Legislative News

  The Florida Senate’s omnibus property insurance package was considered, amended and passed as a strike-everything amendment to SB 2044 today, March 10, 2010, by the Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance (“Committee”). Committee Chairman Garrett Richter explained the amendment, …

The FPCA Automobile Division is scheduled to meet with Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty at the Office of Insurance Regulation on March 23, 2010, at 11:00 a.m.  This meeting originally had been scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on March 23.  Please make a …

The FPCA Automobile Division will be meeting via teleconference on Friday, March 12 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 5, 2010 meeting, are …

Members of the FPCA Homeowners Division have prepared two white papers to help educate legislators and the public.  These white papers address Windstorm Mitigation Credits and Replacement Cost Value versus Actual Cash Value.  Please review the attached white papers and …

The FPCA Homeowners Division will be meeting with Senator Garrett Richter and Representative Bryan Nelson tomorrow, March 11, in Tallahassee.  The meeting with Senator Richter is at 9:00 a.m. in his office, 310 Senate Office Building.  The meeting with Representative Nelson is …

  The Florida Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance (“Committee”) will resume its consideration of the omnibus property insurance strike-everything amendment on March 10, 2010.  To view the Committee packet, click here. After having run short of time last week …

The Florida House of Representatives held Session for one hour today, March 9, 2010, during which it considered bills on second reading that will repeal obsolete or outdated provisions of law if passed.  Insurance-related bills heard on the Special Order …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Press Release:  Senator Ted Deutch Introduces New Legislation, Presses on State of Florida to Prevent Taxpayer Dollars from Supporting Iran Sends Letters to Governor and SBA Requesting …

  The Florida Cabinet met today, March 9, 2010, during which it considered Proposed Rule 69O-170.0155 for final adoption by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”).  OIR Deputy Insurance Commissioner Belinda Miller presented the OIR agenda, which was approved …

The PACE Center for Girls has appointed Mary Marx as its President and Chief Executive Officer.  An announcement from the PACE Center is reprinted below.   Should you have any comments or questions, please contact Frank Mayernick Jr. (fmayernick@cftlaw.com) at Colodny …