Category: Florida Legislative News

  Insurance Fraud Weekly ePortWeek Ending March 21, 2008 www.InsuranceFraud.org ________________________________   LEGISLATION & REGULATION The Florida legislature is looking at a bill (SB 2082) raising criminal penalties for agents who target seniors for schemes involving churning life policies and …

On Thursday, March 20, 2008, this Office attended a Press Conference held by United States Representative Ron Klein to provide an update regarding the National Catastrophe Insurance Bill. Congressman Klein’s legislation, the Homeowners’ Defense Act of 2007, passed the U.S. House …

On Thursday, March 20, 2008, the House Committee on Insurance met, discussed and took action on five bills relating to insurance.  Representative Don Brown (R- Defuniak Springs), Committee Chairman, provided brief introductory comments and moved directly into the bills on …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Florida tax-trade proposal: If property taxes are cut, raise sales tax by 2 pennies If voters in November decide to cut school property taxes by $9.6 billion, the next …

Florida House Insurance Committee (“Committee”) Chairman Don Brown (R-Defuniak Springs) confirmed today, March 20, 2008, that his Committee will hold a five-hour hearing on Monday, March 24, 2008 to question a representative from the Office of Insurance Regulation regarding the …

Following last week’s announcement of comprehensive legislation to address the nation’s housing crisis, U.S. House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-Massachusetts) presented a slate of new policy options to help stabilize the housing market and address the current economic …

  On March 11, 2008, the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee (“Committee”) passed two bills resulting from the efforts of the Task Force on Citizens Property Insurance Claims Handling and Resolution (“Task Force”): CS/SB 1089—Relating to Insurance Adjusters by Senator …

The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee (“Committee”) held its third meeting of the 2008 Regular Legislative Session on March 18, 2008. To view the meeting packet, click here. Although the Committee spent most of its time debating and analyzing a …

To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Panel puts 25 percent property tax cut on November ballot Florida voters will have a chance in November to approve an across-the-board property tax cut averaging 25 percent, which would …

Florida Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) Alex Sink today congratulated members of the Florida Senate’s Banking and Insurance Committee for unanimously passing legislation (PCS/SB 2082 Relating to Annuity Products) that comprehensively addresses the issue of annuity fraud, including strengthening penalties against …