Category: Florida Legislative News
Oct 8, 2009
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 ways …
Oct 8, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Property tax appeals reach record highs Facing deep declines in their homes values, South Floridians were out in full force this year, disputing their proposed property tax …
Oct 7, 2009
The United States House Financial Services Committee held a hearing entitled “Reform of the Over-the-Counter (“OTC”) Derivative Market: Limiting Risk and Ensuring Fairness” on Wednesday, October 7 at 10:00 a.m. To view an archived webcast of this hearing, click here. …
Oct 7, 2009
The United States Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment held a hearing entitled “Securitization of Assets: Problems and Solutions” on Wednesday, October 7. To view the archived webcast of this hearing, click here. A …
Oct 6, 2009
The Florida Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance Committee (“Committee”) held its first meeting today, October 6, 2009, in preparation for the 2010 Regular Legislative Session. Testimony was provided by representatives of the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”), …
Oct 6, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: BLOG: Property-tax falloff has local governments between a “rock” and a hard place Florida’s property-tax collections have indeed “dropped like a rock” — but not for the reasons …
Oct 6, 2009
In lieu of holding an interim House of Representatives Insurance, Business and Financial Affairs Policy Committee meeting this week, Chairman Pat Patterson provided Committee Members with updates on Florida property insurance and related issues. Chairman Patterson’s updates, which are reprinted …
Oct 6, 2009
Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty is scheduled to address the Florida Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance today, October 6, 2009 at 1 p.m. A review of Citizens Property Insurance Corporation and a presentation on the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund’s …
Oct 5, 2009
In an Interim Project Report released today, October 5, 2009, the Florida Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance recommended continuing the public records exemption for hurricane loss-related data provided by insurers to Florida International University for use in developing and …
Oct 5, 2009
On Monday, October 5, 2009, the Federal Reserve Board announced two changes to the procedures for evaluating asset-backed securities (ABS) pledged to the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF). The TALF, which was authorized by the Board on November 24, 2008, …