Apr 1, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: State House Passes Controversial Workers’ Comp Bill A bill that would trump a Florida Supreme Court ruling and restore a cap on attorneys’ fees in workers’ compensation …
Apr 1, 2009
In advance of today’s Senate Judiciary Committee’s (“Committee”) consideration of SB 1894 relating to Surplus Lines Insurers, Senator Mike Fasano has filed a strike-all amendment to the bill specifying that surplus lines insurance would be exempt from Chapter 627 …
Apr 1, 2009
The Florida Senate released Proposed Committee Substitute/SB 1950–its version of the 2009 property insurance legislative–package on March 31. The Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance (“Committee”) has published a comprehensive staff summary of the bill, which is sponsored by Committee Chairman Garrett …
Apr 1, 2009
The Louisiana Department of Insurance Legislative Preview meeting on Thursday, April 2, 2009, will be available for viewing via Webcast at 10:00 a.m. (EST). Webcast access instructions and the meeting agenda are reprinted below. Various insurance-related bill drafts expected to …
Apr 1, 2009
Florida House of Representatives General Government Policy Council The Florida House of Representatives General Government Policy Council met on Tuesday, March 31, and acted on the following insurance-related bill: CS/HB 351 relating to Sinkhole Loss Prevention Ordinances by State …
Apr 1, 2009
This morning, CS/SB 742 relating to Sinkhole Losses by the Florida Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance passed the Senate Committee on General Government Appropriations—its final committee of reference. A late-filed amendment offered by Senator Charles Dean (R-Inverness) was withdrawn. …
Mar 31, 2009
The Florida Senate has just released its version of the 2009 property insurance legislative package. To view the Proposed Committee Substitute/SB 1950, click here. Colodny Fass will review PCB/SB 1950 and provide a summary shortly. For additional information on Florida’s …
Mar 31, 2009
By a vote of 84-35 today, March 31, 2009, the Florida House of Representatives passed HB 903 by State Representative Anitere Flores (R-Miami) relating to Attorney’s Fees in Workers’ Compensation Cases. With an effective date of July 1, 2009, the …
Mar 31, 2009
Supporting a proposed commuter rail project in the Orlando area would fulfill Sen. Jeff Atwater’s pledge to his constituents to focus on issues that reduce unemployment, backers wrote the Senate president in a letter Monday. The Central Florida Commuter Rail …
Mar 31, 2009
Advocates for uninsured children are urging lawmakers to hear a bill to streamline enrollment procedures for KidCare, the state’s subsidized health insurance program for children, reminding them that it would bring in extra federal money they do. The advocacy group …