Category: Florida News

SENATE MAY PASS “DEREG LITE” PROPERTY INSURANCE BILL … Senate President Jeff Atwater, R-North Palm Beach, said on Thursday that he is going to urge that Senate to pass what he calls a “dereg lite” bill that is different from …

THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA published this article on February 11, 2010. By JOHN KENNEDY THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, Feb. 11, 2010…..The state Senate’s newest office is going to be staffed by a familiar name from the recent past. Donna Arduin, …

    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 …

The Miami Herald published this article on February 11, 2010. BY JOHN FRANK Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau In an effort to regain credibility, the powerful trial lawyer lobby hired one of the state’s top Democratic campaign consultants to guide its political …

The Miami Herald published this letter on February 10, 2010. Re the Feb. 5 letter State attached too many strings, about Florida’s efforts to win the federal Race to the Top competition: Race to the Top is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity …

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 Miami Herald published this article on February 10, 2010. BY CAROL MARBIN MILLER Florida’s embattled ban on adoption by gay people suffered another setback Tuesday, when state child welfare administrators agreed to provide health insurance, college tuition and other …

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 …