May 2, 2008
Daytona Beach News-Journal–May 02, 2008 By JIM SAUNDERS Tallahassee Bureau Chief TALLAHASSEE — With Florida’s insurance market still unsettled, lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to a plan that would extend a rate freeze for hundreds of thousands of homeowners and …
May 2, 2008
Miami Herald–May 01, 2008 BY BEATRICE E. GARCIA A broad insurance bill that freezes rates charged by the state-run insurer and increases regulators’ power to police insurance companies passed the state Legislature Thursday afternoon. The bill, which passed 33-5 in …
May 2, 2008
Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty released the following statement today, May 2, 2008, regarding House and Senate passage of Annuities Bill. Â Â Should you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact this office. Â Statement …
May 2, 2008
Two major insurance initiatives and their respective companion bills failed to pass during the final hours of the 2008 Regular Legislative Session. HB 7021 and SB 2156 related to the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“FHCF”). This bill also was endorsed by Florida …
May 2, 2008
Florida Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) Alex Sink and Interim Insurance Consumer Advocate Terry Butler today, May 2, 2008, issued statements regarding the Legislature’s passage of CS/CS/SB 2012: An Act Relating to Insurance Policies, which includes provisions imposing restrictions on the …
May 2, 2008
TALLAHASSEE – Legislation reforming the unfair practices of taxing property based on “highest and best use” won unanimous approval from both the Florida House of Representatives and Florida Senate. House Bill (HB) 909, sponsored by Representative Peter Nehr (R-Tarpon Springs), …
May 2, 2008
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Â Legislature passes insurance bill; industry irked A broad insurance bill that freezes rates charged by the state-run insurer and increases regulators’ power to police insurance companies passed the state …
May 2, 2008
 Insurance Fraud Weekly ePort Week Ending May 2, 2008 http://www.InsuranceFraud.org ________________________________ LEGISLATION & REGULATION The Louisiana House overwhelmingly approved a bill making it a crime to forge or produce bogus auto-insurance cards. HB 333 now goes to the Senate. …
May 2, 2008
The Senate passed CS/CS/SB 2012 An Act Relating to Insurance Policies this morning, May 2, 2008 after concurring with House amendments passed to the bill on April 30. The bill now proceeds to the Governor for his signature. CS/CS/SB 2012 …
May 2, 2008
House Bill 5057 was passed this morning, May 2, 2008 by the Senate (Vote: 40 Yeas / 0 Nays) with no amendments. The bill will now be sent to the Governor. A similar version of HB 5057 language passed this …