Category: Florida Legislative News

REMINDER:  The Florida Property Casualty Association (“FPCA”) will meet via teleconference at 11 a.m. on Friday, January 29, 2010. The call in number for this meeting is (800) 369-1285; conference code:  55803# The minutes from the January 20 meeting are …

  Florida State Senator Garrett Richter (R- Naples) has filed Senate Bill 1460 relating to the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“FHCF”) Contract Year.  The bill, which was filed on January 27, 2010, defines “Contract Year” as “the period beginning on …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Governor seeks budget hike for Florida’s public schools Gov. Charlie Crist — who is running for U.S. Senate — is recommending a $22.7 billion budget for PreK-12, …

The next Florida Property Casualty Association (“FPCA”) Automobile Division meeting will be held via teleconference on Friday, January 29 at 11:00 a.m.  The call-in number for this meeting is:  800.369.1285; conference code:  55803#.  Minutes from the January 20 meeting, as …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Crist seeks to raise state education budget Gov. Charlie Crist on Monday rolled out a public education budget that aims to boost school spending by more than …

As discussed during the Florida Property Casualty Association (“FPCA”) Automobile Division meeting on Wednesday, January 20, the FPCA has been requested to provide Florida legislators with ideas for combating Personal Injury Protection (“PIP”) fraud and abuse without amending Florida’s No-Fault …

Florida Governor Charlie Crist issued his proposed 2010-11 state education budget of $22.7 billion today, January 25, 2010. The proposal, which pertains specifically to state, federal and local funding for Pre-K through Grade 12 Florida education, represents a $535.5 million increase …

REMINDER:  The Florida Property and Casualty Association (“FPCA”) will hold a joint Automobile and Homeowners Division lunch meeting today, Friday, January 22 from 12:30 p.m. through 2:00 p.m. in Room Panzacola F-1 at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel, Orlando. The …

REMINDER:  The Florida Property and Casualty Association (“FPCA”) Homeowners Division will hold the following meetings today, Friday, January 22 during the 2010 State of the Florida Insurance Market Summit at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in Orlando: Joint lunch meeting with …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Broward school district must cut $47 million or 475 jobs, officials say As many as 475 employees in the Broward School District’s facilities and maintenance divisions could …