The following article was published in The Florida Current on February 23, 2012: Dillon, Brody claims bills continue House trek By Gray Rohrer Already through the Senate, two claims bills that fell victim to the meltdown at the end of …

The following article was published in the Florida Independent on February 23, 2012: Florida joins multi-state lawsuit against birth control mandate By Ashley Lopez Florida has joined yet another lawsuit against the federal government’s Affordable Care Act. This latest action …

The following article was published in The Florida Current on February 23, 2012: Ready for conference? Senate approves $70.7 billion budget By Travis Pillow With a bipartisan vote, Florida Senate on Thursday teed up a $70.7 billion budget for negotiations …

The following article was published in The Insurance Journal on February 23, 2012: Struggling Floridians line up for mortgage-mending By Jane Sutton Nearly 1,200 people lined up at a downtown Miami conference center on Wednesday, holding onto mortgage documents and …

8:30 a.m.–Citizens Property Insurance Corporation Board of Governors meeting. Teleconference: (888) 942-8686; conference code: 8419204389. To view the meeting notice, click here.

9:00 a.m.–Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation Rule Development Workshop. Proposed amendments to Rule 69L-3.012, “Notice of Denial,” would inform claims-handling entities of notice requirements to employees when the payment of a compensable medical benefit will be apportioned, pursuant to Section …

10:00 a.m.–Florida Surplus Lines Service Office meeting. To view the meeting notice, click here.

1:00 p.m.–Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association Board of Governors meeting. To view the meeting notice, click here.

  Senate Bill 668 relating to Workers’ Compensation Medical Services was heard by the Senate Committee on Health Regulation today, February 22, 2012.   The bill would revise requirements for determining the amount of reimbursement for prescription medications of workers’ compensation …

  With its members in agreement that everything possible must be done to promote depopulation, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) Depopulation Committee (“Committee”) voted at its meeting today, February 22, 2012, to recommend that Citizens’ Board of Governors (“Board”) eliminate …