Mar 26, 2013
The Florida Senate Appropriations Committee (“Committee”) will consider legislation (SPB 7132) this week that would eliminate a 30-year-old tax break allowing insurance companies to claim tax credits equal to 15 percent of salaries they pay to their Florida employees. …
Mar 26, 2013
To go directly to the section of your choice, click on a hyperlink below. Other hyperlinks to meeting information, bills and news are noted in bold type. Daily Florida Insurance-Related Events Daily Florida Insurance-Related News Daily Florida …
Mar 25, 2013
The National Conference of Insurance Legislators (“NCOIL”) held its 2013 Spring Meeting in Washington, D.C., from March 8-10, 2013. More than 280 state legislators, insurance regulators, federal officials, media, and consumer and industry representatives attended. Notably, by passage of …
Mar 25, 2013
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) announced today, March 25, 2013, that it has released a Web-based True Cost Calculator that is designed to illustrate how assessments in the wake of a catastrophic storm can affect both Citizens and non-Citizens …
Mar 25, 2013
Florida Property and Casualty Association Homeowners Division Members: A meeting via teleconference has been rescheduled with an editor and reporter from the Miami Herald on Tuesday, March 26, at 2:00 p.m., for FPCA Homeowners Division Members to discuss topics on …
Mar 25, 2013
During a teleconference on March 19, 2013, the Florida Board of Employee Leasing Companies (“BELC”) reviewed several controlling person applications, approving some and tabling others due to unanswered questions, missing information, or the need for sworn testimony. To view …
Mar 25, 2013
Florida Property and Casualty Association Homeowners Division Members: We are proposing a FPCA Day on the Hill. The proposed dates are: April 2, April 3, April 8, April 9 or April 10, 2013. Please let Katie Webb (kwebb@cftlaw.com) know if …
Mar 25, 2013
Florida Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Joe Negron is expected to file legislation this week that would eliminate a 30-year-old tax break allowing insurance companies to claim tax credits equal to 15 percent of salaries they pay to their Florida …
Mar 25, 2013
Florida Property and Casualty Association Homeowners Division Members: Attached is a copy of draft language on the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund. The draft language would lower the FHCF retention to $5.3 billion; lower the FHCF claims-paying capacity to $15 billion; …
Mar 25, 2013
Florida Property and Casualty Association Members: Colodny Fass& Webb presents its weekly bill tracking chart for the week ending March 22, 2013. This chart, which is attached, is designed to assist in following pending priority state-level insurance issues during …