Category: Florida Legislative News

  The Florida House of Representatives’ Insurance and Banking Subcommittee (“Subcommittee”) met today, February 11, 2014. State Representative Raburn presented House Bill 129, relating to Insurance to the Subcommittee.  The bill establishes the Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) “Sinkhole Stabilization …

  Florida’s Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance (“Committee”) met today, February 11, 2014. Senator Bean presented Senate Bill 708 relating to Insurance claims to the Committee.  The bill is a product of the Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate’s Homeowners’ Policy …

Florida Property and Casualty Association Homeowners Division Members: The FPCA Homeowners Division meeting is scheduled for today, February 10, 2014 at 11:00 a.m.  The conference call number:  800.369.1285; conference code: 7468537# Attached for your review is an updated insurance chart …

  Colodny Fass& Webb presents its weekly bill tracking chart updated February 7, 2014. This chart, which is attached, is designed to assist in following pending priority state-level insurance issues during the 2014 Florida Regular Legislative Session, which begins March …

Florida Property and Casualty Association Homeowners Division Members: The FPCA Homeowners Division meeting is scheduled for Monday, February 10, 2014 at 11:00 a.m.  The conference call number:  800.369.1285; conference code: 7468537# Attached for your review is an updated insurance chart …

  The Florida Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government met today, February 6, 2014.  To view the agenda, click here. Senator Galvano presented Senate Bill 444 relating to Workers’ Compensation to the Subcommittee.  The bill revises powers of the Florida …

The following insurance-related Florida legislative interim committee meetings took place today, February 4, 2014: Florida Senate During the Florida Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance (“Committeee”) meeting, Senator Galvano initiated the discussion on Senate Bill 570 relating to Title Insurance.  …

  Federal Insurance Office (“FIO”) Director Michael McRaith will testify before the U.S. House Financial Services Housing and Insurance Subcommittee at 10:00 a.m. (ET) this morning, February 4, 2014, on the FIO’s recently released insurance regulatory modernization report.  Joining him …

  In response to a request by members of Congress to study the possibility of private insurers providing more comprehensive insurance, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) issued a January 30, 2014 report addressing (1) what perils homeowners policies typically …

  Colodny Fass& Webb presents its weekly bill tracking chart updated February 3, 2014. This chart, which is attached, is designed to assist in following pending priority state-level insurance issues during the 2014 Florida Regular Legislative Session, which begins March …