Category: Florida Legislative News
Jan 9, 2018
Florida’s 2018 Regular Legislative Session officially begins today, with Governor Rick Scott scheduled to address a Joint Session of the Florida House of Representatives and Senate at 11 a.m. (ET). In what will be the eighth and final “State of …
Jan 8, 2018
A public hearing on how to proceed with reinsurance collateral reforms that could be precipitated by the recently signed Bilateral Agreement Between the United States of America and the European Union (“EU”) on Prudential Measures Regarding Insurance and Reinsurance (“Covered …
Jan 2, 2018
Effective January 1, 2018 as Chapter No. 2017-147, Laws of Florida, HB 911 relating to Insurance Adjusters has amended a Florida statute relating to insurance adjusters. Originally sponsored by State Representative Sean Shaw, who also formerly served as Florida’s Insurance Consumer …
Jan 2, 2018
Effective January 1, 2018 as Chapter No. 2017-147, Laws of Florida, HB 911 relating to Insurance Adjusters has amended a Florida statute relating to insurance adjusters. Originally sponsored by State Representative Sean Shaw, who also formerly served as Florida’s Insurance Consumer …
Dec 15, 2017
Approved by the U.S. House Financial Services Committee on December 13, 2017 in a 56 to 4 vote, H.R. 4537, also known as the “International Insurance Standards Act of 2017,“ must now proceed to the U.S. House Committee on Rules. …
Dec 6, 2017
The introduction of private capital and the development of a credit risk transfer mechanism could help the Federal Housing Finance Agency more effectively manage the taxpayer risk from its portfolio of first-time homebuyers, low-income borrowers, and consumers with limited credit …
Dec 4, 2017
The Florida Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance (“Committee”) meets tomorrow, December 5, 2017, with a packed agenda of insurance-related bills for consideration. The two-hour meeting, which is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. (ET), will be available for viewing …
Dec 4, 2017
The Florida House of Representatives’ Select Committee on Hurricane Response and Preparedness meets today, December 4, 2017, at 3 p.m. (ET) to review a substantial list of Member recommendations intended to improve government actions and coordination in regard to hurricanes …
Nov 30, 2017
The U.S. Treasury advised this week that a statutory periodic analysis of certain matters relating to the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (“TRIP”) is now underway. Originally enacted as part of the recovery from the 2001 World Trade Center 9-11 bombings …
Nov 15, 2017
The Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance (“FACI”) has scheduled its next public meeting on December 6, 2017, during which members will discuss a number of topics, including cyber regulation, the effect of natural catastrophes on the insurance marketplace, and U.S. …