Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Contract Year Glitch Bill Presented to Governor Crist Today
Apr 9, 2010
SB 1460, which would return the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“FHCF”) Contract Year to June 1 through May 31 beginning June 1, 2010, was presented to Florida Governor Charlie Crist for action today, April 9, 2010.
Governor Crist has until April 16, 2010 to sign, veto or alllow SB 1460 to become law, effective July 1, 2010.
The FHCF Contract Year, after being legislatively curtailed in 2009, had created unintended negative financial consequences for insurers due to the way in which the cost of reinsurance is amortized on their financial statements.
Without passage of SB 1460, an insurer’s 2010 financial statement will show a larger-than-normal expense associated with the purchase of FHCF reinsurance.
SB 1460 was among the following bills passed by the Florida Legislature and presented to Governor Crist today:
- SB 6 relating to Education Personnel by Senator John Thrasher
- SB 1264 relating to International Banking Corporations by Senator Garrett Richter
- SB 1626 relating to the Ringling Investment Trust Fund/Department of Management Services by Senator Carey Baker
- SB 1628 relating to Federal Grants Trust Fund/Department of Management Services by Senator Baker
- SB 1630 relating to the Audit and Warrant Clearing Trust Fund/Department of Revenue by Senator Baker
- SB 1634 relating to the Transportation Governmental Bond Trust Fund/Department of Transportation by Senator Mike Fasano
- SB 1636 relating to Trust Funds by Senator Fasano
- SB 1638 relating to the Federal Grants Trust Fund/Department of State by Senator Fasano
- SB 1640 relating to the Florida Forever Trust Fund/Department of Community Affairs by Senator Fasano
- SB 1642 relating to the Emergency Response Trust Fund/Military Affairs by Senator Fasano
- SB 1644 relating to Trust Funds/Department of State by Senator Fasano
- SB 2462 relating to the Federal Grants Trust Fund/Department of Community Affairs by Senator Fasano
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