Click on a headline to read the complete story:   Florida may decide today whether to appeal ruling on property tax referendum Rewrite it, appeal it; or do both.  Such are the options for state leaders scrambling to react to …

Click on a headline to read the complete story:   Catastrophe insurance bill poised for symbolic victory WASHINGTON — For the first time since Hurricane Andrew battered South Florida 15 years ago, a congressional committee appears poised today to pass …

The Florida Senate and House of Representatives will hold committee hearings on October 2, 2007 in order discuss legislation to reenact and/or revise PIP.  Specifically, the Senate Banking & Insurance Committee will meet from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in …

The Florida Property & Casualty Association (“FPCA”) Automobile Division will hold a brief thirty (30) minute conference call on September 27, 2007 at 5:00 p.m. to update Members regarding Florida’s No-Fault Law or Personal Injury Protection (“PIP”), scheduled to sunset on October …

  Senate President Ken Pruitt issued a memorandum today, September 25, 2007 in response to yesterday’s 2nd Judicial Court ruling in Hersh v. Browning, which challenged the statutory language and constitutional amendment crafted by the Florida Legislature to address property tax …

Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty addressed fellow regulators and insurance industry members at yesterday’s National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (“NAIC”) Southeast Zone meeting in Mobile, Ala.  His remarks are accessible below.    The meeting was designed as a public hearing …

Click on a headline to read the entire story:   Insurance fight heats up Deadline nears for insurers to file their new premiums The fiercest part of Florida’s long insurance battle is beginning.  With thousands of policy cancellations about to …

Sept. 30 The Florida Building Commission announces a Notice of Meeting/Workshop Hearing public meeting to which all persons are invited.DATES AND TIME: September 30, 2007 through October 3, 2007, 8:00 a.m. – completionPLACE: Embassy Suites Hotel, 3705 Spectrum Boulevard, Tampa, Florida …

On August 30, 2007, the Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) issued an Informational Memorandum, where it informed the insurance industry as to its expectations regarding Catastrophic Event Data Reporting (“CEDRA”) in the event of a storm during or after the …

Click on a headline to read the complete story:   Judge rejects proposed property tax-cutting amendment TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A tax-slashing amendment is off the Jan. 29 presidential primary ballot – at least temporarily – after a judge Monday …