By Wes Strickland In its 2018 session the Florida Legislature passed a bill (CS/CS/HB 483) that expands the types and value of advertising and promotional gifts that insurers and agents may give to insureds and prospective...
Tallahassee 5/31/18 – During its 2018 session the Florida Legislature passed a bill (CS/CS/CS/HB 1073) that eliminates Florida’s managing general agent (MGA) license requirement and replaces it with an...
Colodny Fass shareholder Amy Koltnow obtained a significant appellate victory for insurers in De la Rosa v. Florida Peninsula Insurance Company, involving a late-reported water back-up claim. The trial court entered summary...
In the past year there have been several resignations in the Florida Legislature, for a variety of reasons. On May 1, 2018 House District 114 and House District 39 will be receiving new representation due to special elections...
A proposed amendment to Rule 19-8.028, F.A.C. relating to the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“FHCF”) Reimbursement Premium Formula would exempt from FHCF participation any policy solely covering jewelry that is not...
Florida upped its score—achieving the top ranking in this year’s annual Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety “Rating the States” report, but with a strong codicil from the organization.
“Diversity is a powerful competitive advantage--especially when it comes to litigation and negotiations,” Colodny Fass Executive Management Committee Member Amy Koltnow said. “Danielle’s keen observation of...
Calling it “the first service to independently measure and identify the quality of pretax statutory earnings reported for a calendar year,” Demotech has introduced “SPEQUELLAE.”
Proposed amendments to Rule 19-8.028, F.A.C., Reimbursement Premium Formula relating to premium formula requirements for the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund 2018-2019 Contract Year will be the topic of a Rule Development...
In addition to creating a definition of an Insurance Savings and Loan Holding Company ("ISLHC"), H.R. 5059 creates a regulatory framework that would limit the Federal Reserve's oversight of ISLHCs.