Category: Florida Legislative News

  Fact Sheet: Administration’s Regulatory Reform Agenda Moves Forward July 10, 2009 TG-205   Fact Sheet: Administration’s Regulatory Reform Agenda Moves Forward Legislation for Strengthening Investor Protection Delivered to Capitol Hill   To view the Legislative Language, please click here.  …

  Secretary Geithner before the House Financial Services and Agriculture Committees July 10, 2009 TG-204 Secretary Timothy F. Geithner before the House Financial Services and Agriculture Committees Joint Hearing on Regulation of OTC Derivatives Chairman Frank, Ranking Member Bachus, Chairman …

Legislation to extend the National Flood Insurance Program (“NFIP”) was filed yesterday, July 9, 2009 in the U.S. House of Representatives by U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity Chairwoman Maxine Waters.  The NFIP will expire on …

To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Editorial: Fee hikes key to Florida’s new budget The state of Florida is barely a week into its new fiscal year, and residents are slowly coming to understand that …

Florida Governor Charlie Crist issued an Executive Order today, July 9, 2009, announcing a special election in Florida House of Representatives District 84 to fill the vacancy created by State Representative Priscilla Taylor’s resignation. On July 3, 2009, Governor Crist …

The Office of the Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate has contacted Colodny Fass to request that members of the Florida Property and Casualty Association (“FPCA”) participate in a round table meeting with Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate Sean Shaw from 10 a.m. …

Both the Florida House of Representatives and Senate have scheduled the following dates for Fall 2009 Interim Committee Meetings: October 5-9 November 2-6 December 7-11 Information about the Interim Committee Meeting schedules for January, February and the 2010 Regular Session …

An Insurance Journal story on a June 26, 2009 Louisiana Supreme Court decision reversing two previous uninsured/underinsured motorist-related rulings is reprinted below. To view the Court’s opinion, click here. Should you have any questions or comments, please contact Colodny Fass.   …

To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Property-tax plunge creates budget woes The most severe drop in taxable property value in Miami-Dade County in at least 40 years is actually a little worse than first thought.   …

The United States House of Representatives’ Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a field hearing in West Palm Beach on July 2, 2009 entitled “The Homeowners’ Insurance Crisis:  Solutions for Homeowners, Communities, and Taxpayers.”  In attendance were Subcommittee …