Category: Florida Legislative News
Jan 5, 2010
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Money again on the minds of school district administrators in 2010 In the realm of education politics, 2010 may be the year of déjà vu. State …
Jan 4, 2010
The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (“DJJ”) Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention State Advisory Group’s Disproportionate Minority Contact Subcommittee (“Subcommittee”) will meet on Friday, January 8 and, among other agenda items, review a report that examines disproportionate minority contact (“DMC”) …
Dec 31, 2009
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon issued Directive 204 on December 30, 2009, which implements the Louisiana Department of Insurance Periodic Online Insurance Data Reporting System (“POIDRS”) for mandatory quarterly reporting by admitted Louisiana property and casualty insurers and all authorized …
Dec 30, 2009
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners Property and Casualty Insurance Committee and Terrorism Insurance Implementation Working Group have advised that two final adopted Rules developed by the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (“TRIP”) were published in the Federal Register on December …
Dec 30, 2009
The Florida Legislative Committee on Intergovernmental Relations (“LCIR”) recently released a report detailing how Florida counties are using local option tourist taxes. To view a copy of the December 2009 issue brief entitled “Utilization of Local Option Tourist Taxes by …
Dec 29, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Florida high court approves mediation models The Florida Supreme Court is ordering local judges to adopt a uniform mediation program to help pare down nearly 300,000 foreclosure …
Dec 29, 2009
REMINDER: The Florida Property and Casualty Association (“FPCA”) Automobile Division will hold the following meetings during the 2010 State of the Florida Insurance Market Summit at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in Orlando: Wednesday, January 20 from 10:00 a.m. through …
Dec 29, 2009
REMINDER: The Florida Property and Casualty Association (“FPCA”) Homeowners Division will hold the following meetings during the 2010 State of the Florida Insurance Market Summit at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in Orlando: Friday, January 22 from 12:30 p.m. through 2:00 …
Dec 29, 2009
The December 28 edition of The Miami Herald featured a story about Palm Beach dermatologist Dr. Steven Rosenberg’s successful small-claims court lawsuit against Humana for unpaid claims. The referenced Miami Herald article is reprinted below. Should you have any …
Dec 22, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Beach leaseholders on hook for property tax Beach residential property owners now must pay a total of $20 million in back taxes after losing a lawsuit against …