Category: Florida Legislative News

REMINDER:  Please be advised that the FPCA Homeowners Division will hold its weekly conference call tomorrow (March 27) at 2:00 p.m.  The call-in number for tomorrow’s meeting is:  800.369.1285; conference code:  46367#. Minutes from the March 20, 2009 meeting, as …

  Insurance-Related Legislative Committee Meetings:  Friday, March 27   Florida House Civil Justice and Courts Policy Committee The Florida House Civil Justice and Courts Policy Committee will meet on Friday, March 27, 8:00-10:00 a.m., Room 12 of the House Office …

  Insurance-Related Legislative Committee Action:  Wednesday, March 25   Florida Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance The Florida Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance met on Wednesday, March 25, and acted on the following insurance-related bills: SB 2158 relating to …

Please be advised that the March 26, 2009 FPCA Auto Division meeting has been canceled.

The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee, chaired by Senator Garrett Richter, met on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 and considered two insurance-related bills:  Senate Bill 1894 relating to Surplus Lines Insurers by Senator Mike Bennett, which specifies non-application of certain provisions …

CS/CS/CS/HB 419 relating to Condominiums by the House Insurance, Business and Financial Affairs Policy Committee passed the House Criminal and Civil Justice Policy Council on Tuesday, March 24, 2009, by 11(Y)-1(N).  The bill, which passed with an amendment by State …

In an unaudited study commissioned by the Florida-based “Shield Our State” Coalition, Pinnacle Actuarial Resources (“Pinnacle”), an actuarial and management consulting firm, proposes mandatory insurer participation in a public/private “Florida Statewide Hurricane Pool” (“FSHP”).  The “Shield Our State” coalition is spearheaded …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Tanking property values may halt new Broward schools construction Throw the Broward school district’s five-year construction and technology plan out the window, district financial staff told School Board …

On Tuesday, March 24, 2009, the Florida House Insurance, Business and Financial Affairs Policy Committee (“Committee”) conducted a workshop on the following two insurance bills sponsored by State Representative Ellyn Bogdanoff (R-Fort Lauderdale) as part of its regular agenda: HB …

  Pinnacle Actuarial Study:  “Impact Analysis of Proposed Florida Statewide Hurricane Pool” As discussed during the March 20, 2009 FPCA Homeowners’ Division conference call, Pinnacle Actuarial Resources, Inc. has released the attached study and related appendices and exhibits entitled “Impact …