Category: Archive – Seminars

  State Lawmakers Move to Repeal Florida’s No-Fault Auto Insurance System Efforts to put the brakes on Florida’s No-Fault Auto Insurance System are moving in the House and Senate.  THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA’s Jim Turner reports via Orlando Weekly. …

  Time Running Out in Legislature for Insurance Reform As Florida’s Spring Legislative Session draws to a close, the Property Insurance Industry is concerned that chances to enact Reforms are slipping away. Three Bills that address the so-called “Assignment of …

  Florida Makes Case for Climate Research at Mar-a-Lago’s Doorstep It’s no coincidence that Senator Bill Nelson chose the City of West Palm Beach, just a few miles across a rapidly rising body of water from President Trump’s weekend residence, …

CORRECTION:  Please note the corrected publication masthead as “Florida Insurance Bulletin.”   Governor Scott Declares State of Emergency Following Increased Wildfires Across the State Florida wildfires have already burned 250 percent more acreage during the first three months of 2017 …

  Insurers Reach Out to Governor Scott as AOB Fight Grow Testy The beef now, as it has been for years, is over Legislation Insurers say is needed to rein in Contractors and Lawyers who are driving up Consumer Rates …

  Citizens Policies Could Head to Private Insurer A little more than 10,500 Citizens Property Insurance Policies will be offered to the private Weston Insurance Co. in June, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation said.  THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA …

  Florida Office of Insurance Regulation Launches Assignment of Benefits (AOB) Resource Webpage The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has launched an Assignment of Benefits (AOB) Resource Webpage with information to educate Florida’s Consumers about changes needed to discourage Fraudulent …

  Senate AOB Reform Bill Bars Insurers From Charging Litigation Costs to Customers A Senate Committee Voted Monday to give the Insurance Industry more control over Contractors operating under Assignment of Benefits Agreements.  Michael Moline reports for FloridaPolitics.com.   Florida …

  Florida House, Senate Move in Different Directions on Building Code Reform Bills to change the way the Florida Building Code is updated continue to move through the Legislature, but the House and Senate now appear to be taking a …

  Florida House Speaker Underscores Solving Insurance Challenges as Job Creation Key Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran says the bigger threat to jobs are Workers’ Comp Rates and the rise in Property Insurance Premiums arising from abuses in a system …