Category: Florida Legislative News

A Florida Property and Casualty Association Auto Division meeting with State Representative Bryan Nelson has been scheduled for Thursday, February 25 at 3:00 p.m. The meeting, which will focus on legislation relating to insurance fraud, will be held in Representative Nelson’s District …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Florida counties among group challenging impact fees  Lee, Collier, seven other counties and three government associations filed suit to overturn new restrictions on local impact fees Wednesday, …

  Assistance Available for Louisiana Producer Appointment and Termination Electronic Submission Transition Subsequent to issuing Bulletin 09-10, which establishes requirements for the electronic submission of producer appointments and terminations, the Louisiana Department of Insurance (“LDOI”) has indicated that it will …

FPCA Member Feedback Needed on Public Adjuster Bill Draft Florida Property and Casualty Association (“FPCA”) member feedback is needed on the attached draft legislation relating to public adjusters.  Comments and suggestions should be sent to Katie Webb (kwebb@cftlaw.com) by Friday, February …

  By Krista S. Kovalcin, AssociateColodny Fass   On December 11, 2009, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued two identical Private Letter Rulings (PLRs) in 200950016 and 200950017. The PLRs each held that, where there was risk shifting and risk distribution …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Governor Crist avoids talk of tax increase for schools Gov. Charlie Crist delivered an optimistic message about the state budget and state economy to a gathering of …

The Florida Property and Casualty Association (“FPCA”) Homeowners Division will be meeting via teleconference today, Monday, February 8 at 2:00 p.m.  The call-in number for this meeting is:  800.369.1285; conference code:  58797#.   Minutes from the January 22, 2010 meeting, …

State Representative Bryan Nelson has generated a new version of draft anti-fraud legislation that, among other actions, would combat Automobile Personal Injury Protection (“PIP”) fraud through clinic regulation, as well as fraud in homeowners and workers compensation insurance. Should you have …

With input from the Florida insurance industry, State Representative Bryan Nelson has generated draft anti-fraud legislation that, among other actions, would combat Personal Injury Protection (“PIP”) fraud through clinic regulation. In regard to automobile insurance, the bill focuses on creating additional restrictions or …

The Florida House Civil Justice and Courts Policy Committee met on February 2, 2010, during which it approved House Bill 561 relating to Condominiums.  The bill, which is sponsored by State Representative Ellyn Bogdanoff (R-Ft. Lauderdale) would repeal the requirement …