May 1, 2009
After three consecutive days on the Senate Special Order calendar, SB 2036 relating to Residential Property Insurance was considered and amended on second reading by the Senate on April 30, 2009. During floor action, SB 2036 was substituted by …
May 1, 2009
Florida Senate Session The Florida Senate will hold Session on Friday, May 1, from 10:00 a.m.-Noon, and again from 1:30 p.m.-6 p.m., Senate Office Building, The Capitol, Tallahassee. The agenda includes the following insurance-related bills: CS/CS/1st ENG SB …
May 1, 2009
Apr 30, 2009
CS/CS/HB 453, a bill that expands and renames Florida’s Corporate Income Tax Credit Scholarship Program (“CTC”) and includes provision for insurance premium tax credits was passed on third reading by the Senate on April 28, 2009 after having been substituted …
Apr 30, 2009
On Thursday, April 30, the Florida Senate unexpectedly took up House Bill 903 relating to Attorney’s Fees in Workers’ Compensation Cases. The Senate then substituted the language of SB 2072 for HB 903, amended it, then passed it unanimously on …
Apr 30, 2009
In 2008, Reactions Magazine readers, comprised of global insurance and reinsurance industry leaders, voted Colodny Fass as one of the top two insurance regulatory law firms in the United States based on the Firm’s legal experience and ability. Colodny …
Apr 30, 2009
Senate Bill 2282 relating to First-responder Services was passed unanimously today, Thursday, April 30, by the Florida Senate with an amendment on third reading. To view the amendment, click here. SB 2282, sponsored by the Senate Committee on Banking and …
Apr 30, 2009
House Bill 7039 relating to Open Government Sunset Review/ Insurance Claim Data Exchange Information was passed unanimously by the Florida Senate on April 29, 2009. If signed by Florida Governor Charlie Crist, the bill will secure another year of public …
Apr 30, 2009
Before its final passage in the Florida House of Representatives on April 29, 2009, by a vote of 114 to 2, the language of Senate Bill 714 relating to Condominiums was substituted by that of House Bill 419 on April …
Apr 30, 2009
Florida Deputy Insurance Commissioner for Life and Health Mary Beth Senkewicz testified on Wednesday, April 29, in Washington, D.C., before the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging on the issue of life settlements in the insurance industry. To see …