Category: Florida Legislative News

On November 4, 2009 the Louisiana Department of Insurance issued Bulletin Number 09-08 regarding amended policy disclosure forms to be used in association with homeowners and fire or commercial insurance policies beginning January 1, 2010.  The bulletin, which may be …

Representatives from Colodny Fass met today, November 5, 2009, with State Representative Bryan Nelson (R-Apopka) to discuss proposed legislation relating to fraud prevention in the wind mitigation home inspection industry that would be introduced during the 2010 Regular Legislative Session. …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   McCollum says Expedia, Orbitz cheated state, local governments out of tax revenue Attorney General Bill McCollum filed suit Tuesday against two leading Internet travel firms, accusing Expedia …

Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“FHCF”) Chief Operating Officer Jack Nicholson has provided the Florida Property Casualty Association (“FPCA”) with a preliminary bill draft relating to the FHCF contract year change effected by legislation passed earlier in 2009.  The FHCF is …

The Florida House of Representatives Insurance, Business and Financial Affairs Policy Committee met on November 4, 2009, during which presentations were given by the following persons: Tom Cardwell, Commissioner; Florida Office of Financial Regulation Dr. Jack Nicholson, Chief Operating Officer; …

The Florida House of Representatives’ Government Operations Appropriations Committee (“Committee”) met on November 3, 2009, during which it heard testimony from various agencies regarding their budget proposals for the 2009-2010 fiscal year.  Among the State agencies to present were the …

The Florida Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance Committee (“Committee”) held its second interim meeting on November 3, 2009.  Testimony was given by representatives from the Florida Office of Financial Regulation (“OFR”), the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“FHCF”) and Committee …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Broward schools have too many empty seats For years, the Broward school district continued building new schools even after student enrollment began to drop, knowing the state …

REMINDER:  On November 18, 2009, the Office of the Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate will once again convene members of the insurance industry with home repair/remodeling professionals in order to finalize recommendations from a July Claims Dispute Resolution Roundtable that explored …

During an October 30 public hearing, the Office of Florida Governor Charlie Crist reviewed presentations from various Florida regulatory agencies regarding their 2010-2011 Legislative Budget Requests.  The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”), which was among the agencies to present, reported that, a result …