Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty is scheduled to speak at the "President’s Forum on Meeting Coastal Challenges–Insurability of the Coast" on Monday, June 16, 2008, at the Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans, Louisiana. Topics scheduled to be discussed include: Flood insurance …

The Ledger–June 13, 2008 A much-needed climate-change bill was defeated a week ago today in the U.S. Senate when supporters fell short of the votes needed to overcome a Republican filibuster. It was a setback in the effort to combat …

Palm Beach Post–June 13, 2008 By Emily J. Minor Palm Beach Post Staff Writer In 33 years, Tom Merten has never put up hurricane shutters. He’s never had his homeowner’s insurance canceled or filed a Citizens claim or wondered whether …

Among other bills, Governor Charlie Crist received the following insurance-related legislation today, June 13, 2008: CS/CS SB 2012: Relating to Insurance Policies To view a summary of CS/CS SB 2012, click here. CS/CS/SB 1012: Relating to Health Insurance CS/SB 2462: …

Property owners may see another assessment added to tax bills By KELLY FARRELLMarco Island Eagle–June 12, 2008 Discussions of a fire assessment may turn up the heat on Marco Island City Councilors. Some view the fire assessment as a way …

South Florida Sun-Sentinel–June 13, 2008 If a hurricane threatens South Florida this year, the National Weather Service in Miami plans to provide a special graphic depicting in detail how this region might be affected. Called the Tropical Cyclone Impacts graphic, …

A member of Colodny Fass attended the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) Summer 2008 National Meeting, which was held from Friday, May 30 through Monday, June 2, 2008 in San Francisco, California. Below are pertinent committee, task force, working …

Recently, the U.S. House Financial Services Committee Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises (“Subcommittee”) held a Hearing to examine HR 5840, also known as the “Insurance Information Act of 2008.” HR 5840, introduced by Subcommittee Chairman Representative …

Recently, the Task Force on Citizens Property Insurance Corporation Claims Handling and Resolution (“Task Force”) held a meeting to review the draft Final Report (“Report”) regarding hurricane claims handling and vote to accept it. Pursuant to the provisions of House …

The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Advisory Council held a meeting on June 9, 2008. To view a summary of the meeting, click here. Click on the hyperlinks below to view supplemental materials for this meeting: Estimate of Additional Bonding Needed …