Category: Florida Insurance and Political Headlines

The FPCA Automobile Division will hold weekly conference calls during the 2010 Florida Legislative Session.  These calls will take place on Fridays at 2:00 p.m., starting on Friday, February 26.  Call-in information, agendas and bill tracking lists will be distributed …

ATTORNEY CLIENT COMMUNICATIONPRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL FPCA Homeowners Division Members: Below is a summary of recently gathered intelligence on pending 2010 insurance-related Florida legislation.  This information is for consideration in conjunction with the information already provided on bills that have actually …

  Note: Beginning this week, until the March 2, 2010 Florida legislative bill filing deadline, Capitol to Courthouse Headliners will provide a listing of insurance-related bills filed each day.  This listing will be located at the end of the news …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Florida Court Restricts Litigation Notice Rule Under No-Fault A 2001 amendment to Florida’s no-fault law that requires insureds to notify their insurer that they intend to sue …

A Florida Property and Casualty Association Auto Division meeting with State Representative Bryan Nelson has been scheduled for Thursday, February 25 at 3:00 p.m. The meeting, which will focus on legislation relating to insurance fraud, will be held in Representative Nelson’s District …

FPCA Member Feedback Needed on Public Adjuster Bill Draft Florida Property and Casualty Association (“FPCA”) member feedback is needed on the attached draft legislation relating to public adjusters.  Comments and suggestions should be sent to Katie Webb (kwebb@cftlaw.com) by Friday, February …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Blog:  House Speaker limits claims bills this session In a memo signed Tuesday, House Speaker Larry Cretul set guidelines to limit the number of claims bills this …

The following editorial opinion piece by State Senator Mike Fasano was published in the February 10, 2010 edition of the Tallahassee Democrat.  The text of Senator Fasano’s editorial is reprinted below, followed by a response from Florida Association of Insurance …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Another door to fraud opens Last year, Global Appraisal Solutions of Clearwater hired appraiser John Viscusi to do property evaluations in the New York metro area.   …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Oldsmar homeowner worries well project will increase sinkholes When city officials discuss a $20 million water treatment plant scheduled to open next year, they trumpet the positive: …