Category: Florida Legislative News

Florida Property and Casualty Association Homeowners Division Members: The FPCA Homeowners Division meeting scheduled for Monday, June 17, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. has been cancelled.  The meetings will resume July 1, 2013. Should you have any questions, please contact Katie …

Florida Property and Casualty Association Homeowners Division Members: The FPCA Homeowners Division meeting is scheduled for Monday, June 17, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. and every first and third Monday of each month thereafter until August.   The conference call number:  800.369.1285; …

  The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services’ Housing and Insurance Subcommittee will conduct a hearing at 1:00 p.m. today, June 13, 2013, on the impact of proposed international regulatory standards on the competitiveness of U.S. insurers.  Those …

  The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Federal Insurance Office (“FIO”) released its long-awaited first Annual Report (“Report”) on the Insurance Industry to the President and Congress today, June 12, 2013. A copy of the report is available by clicking …

  In a joint memorandum issued today, June 11, 2013, Florida Senate President Don Gaetz and House Speaker Will Weatherford announced the following Interim Committee meeting schedule leading up to the 2014 Regular Legislative Session, which is scheduled to convene …

  Florida Governor Rick Scott signed the following insurance-related bills into law last Friday, June 7, 2013: SB 356, relating to Mutual Insurance Corporations and sponsored by Senator Joseph Abruzzo, authorizes mutual insurance companies to transact financial guaranty insurance in …

  Broward County Public Schools issued the following news release on June 4, 2013: Cypress Bay, Pompano Beach among the Top High Schools Broward County Public Schools (“BCPS”) is home to several Best High Schools in the nation and state, …

  SB 662 by Senator Hays was signed by Senate President Gaetz and House Speaker Weatherford and presented to Governor Rick Scott today, Monday, June 3, 2013.  Governor Scott has until Tuesday, June 18, 2013, to sign, veto, or allow …

  The Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance has scheduled a June 12, 2013 public meeting from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (ET) in Washington, D.C. The agenda includes a report from the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force, discussion of the …

The Office of Florida Governor Rick Scott issued the following news release today, May 31, 2013 regarding salary increases for Florida K-12 teachers that were part of the budget passed in Florida’s 2013 Regular Legislative Session:     TALLAHASSEE, FL …