Apr 23, 2009
Cabinet Meeting The Florida Governor and Cabinet (“Cabinet”) will hold a meeting on Tuesday, April 28, starting at 9:00 a.m. in the Cabinet Meeting Room, Lower Level, The Capitol, Tallahassee. To view the complete meeting agenda, click here. Insurance-related …
Apr 23, 2009
Among the amendments she has filed to House Bill 419, State Representative Ellyn Bogdanoff has filed two others relating to loss assessment insurance coverage. HB 419, along with these two amendments, has been on the House Calendar since April 3. Florida …
Apr 23, 2009
The Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (“FWCJUA”) Safety Committee (“Committee”) met via teleconference on Thursday, April 23, 2009, to review the FWCJUA 2009 Cause of Loss and Safety Program Analysis Report (“Analysis”), and consider whether modifications to the FWCJUA …
Apr 23, 2009
From the Miami Herald (above): Governor Charlie Crist and the Seminole Tribe offered Florida a financial lifeline: $1.1 billion in cash over two years in return for giving the tribe a gambling monopoly. With the Florida Legislature currently in …
Apr 23, 2009
Florida House of Representatives Session The Florida House of Representatives held Session on Wednesday, April 22, during which it heard the following insurance-related bills: CS/CS/HB 845 relating to Self-Insurance Funds by the House of Representatives General Government Policy Council …
Apr 23, 2009
REMINDER: The Florida Property and Casualty Association Automobile Division will hold a conference call today, April 23, at 4:00 p.m. in order to discuss pending insurance-related legislation. The call-in number for this meeting is: 1-800-369-1285; conference code: 46366#. Minutes from …
Apr 22, 2009
With budget talks stalled between the House and Senate, Gov. Charlie Crist is expected to unveil a plan Wednesday afternoon that will provide several hundred million dollars more this year from expanded gambling by the Seminole Tribe. Crist spoke tentatively …
Apr 22, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: President Obama Declares Major Disaster For Florida The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Tuesday announced that federal disaster aid has been made …
Apr 22, 2009
On Tuesday, April 21, 2009, Senate Bill 1894 relating to Surplus Lines by Senator Mike Bennett was withdrawn from its final two committees of reference (General Government Appropriations and Policy and Steering Committee on Ways and Means) and placed …
Apr 22, 2009
Following a Federal Presidential Declaration of Major Disaster for Florida, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) announced on April 21, 2009 that federal disaster aid has been made available for Florida to supplement state and local recovery …