Category: Florida Legislative News
Dec 10, 2013
Today, December 10, 2013, five federal agencies issued final Rules developed jointly to implement section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, also known as the “Volcker Rule.” The final Rules prohibit insured depository institutions …
Dec 9, 2013
The following is an informational update on law enforcement news, events, legislative developments and meetings relating to the Florida Police Chiefs Association community for the week ending December 6, 2013. Click on the hyperlinks in bold type to access …
Dec 4, 2013
Florida Property and Casualty Association Homeowners Division Members: Attached for your review is the report authorized by the legislature in 2013 to analyze different ways to manage the size of the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund. The Florida Catastrophic Storm …
Nov 21, 2013
Plan Would Diversify Risk Across all U.S. Regions & Disaster Categories In a news release issued yesterday, November 20, 2013, David Jolly, a Republican candidate for Florida’s 13th Congressional District (Pinellas County), called for replacing the National Flood Insurance Program …
Nov 20, 2013
Join Colodny Fass& Webb, Property Casualty Insurers Association, Florida Association of Insurance Agents and Citizens Property Insurance for a complimentary follow-up webcast discussion on the Citizens Property Insurance Clearinghouse. Florida Governor Rick Scott signed Senate Bill 1770 into law, …
Nov 20, 2013
Above: Florida Senator Wilton Simpson Florida Senator Wilton Simpson, whose district comprises parts of Pasco, Hernando and Sumter counties, filed SB 416 relating to Sinkhole Coverage yesterday, November 19, 2013. The legislation is similar to HB 129 by State …
Nov 18, 2013
The U.S. House of Representatives’ Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit (“Subcommittee”) will meet tomorrow, November 19, 2013, to hear testimony related to autonomous vehicles and the U.S. surface transportation system. During the hearing, entitled “How Autonomous …
Nov 18, 2013
Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate will once again testify on the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 tomorrow, November 19, 2013, at a U.S. House Financial Services Housing and Insurance Subcommittee hearing entitled “Implementation of the …
Nov 15, 2013
Florida Property and Casualty Association Homeowners Division Members: The FPCA Homeowners Division meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 18, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. and will continue to meet bi-weekly until further notice. The conference call number: 800.369.1285; conference code: 7468537# …
Nov 15, 2013
The following is an informational update on law enforcement news, events, legislative developments and meetings relating to the Florida Police Chiefs Association community for the week ending November 15, 2013. Click on the hyperlinks in bold type to access …