Category: Florida Legislative News

Attached please find information regarding the Florida Cabinet meeting that was held August 1, 2006 in Tallahassee, Florida. Should you have any questions, or have difficulty opening the attachment, please do not hesitate to contact this office. Regards, Fred E. …

Please find below a link to Governor Bush�s Property & Casualty Insurance Reform Committee website. Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact this office. http://www.flgov.com/prop_ins_committee Regards, Fred E. Karlinsky

Yesterday Governor Bush appointed the members of the Property and Casualty Insurance Reform Committee, which is a recently created committee formed to make recommendations regarding property insurance reform to the Florida Legislature and Governor. Lieutenant Governor Toni Jennings will chair …

State Representative Dan Gelber (D-Miami Beach), House Minority Leader, held a town hall meeting in Davie, Florida, on July 25, 2006 to discuss the insurance crisis in Florida. The event’s main speaker was Robert Hunter, Director of Insurance for the …

Yesterday the Governor issued an executive order creating a new task force called the “Property and Casualty Insurance Reform Committee” to discuss potential reforms for Florida’s property insurance market and make recommendations to the Governor, the Speaker of the House …

The Insurance Anti-Fraud package, House Bill 561, was signed by the Governor on Tuesday. The package includes provisions increasing the penalties for organizing or committing motor vehicle insurance fraud, and also creates a rebuttable presumption that a person was not …

Today the Supreme Court released an opinion ruling that offers of judgment are applicable in actions for personal injury protection benefits, however, the Court found that the offer of judgment in the underlying case was defective. Attached you will find …

Today Governor Jeb Bush vetoed Senate Bill 2114 relating to Personal Injury Protection auto insurance. The veto letter detailing the Governor’s decision is attached. Please feel free to contact this office with any questions or concerns. Regards, Rhett E. O’Doski

Please see the attached agenda items scheduled for tomorrow’s Florida Cabinet meeting. The agenda items include: 1) Progress report on the Insurance Capital Build-Up Incentive Program and Emergency Rule, 2) Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund reimbursement formula rule 19-8.028, 3) Florida …

Governor Jeb Bush on Thursday signed the state budget into law after vetoing $448.7 million from the bill. The Governor gave a strong indication that he intends to veto the PIP bill (HB 2114) by vetoing the funding allocations tied …