Warning that the legislation crafted during the 2007 property insurance special legislative session is tantamount to a hidden tax increase, Senator Jeremy Ring issued the press release below on September 9, 2008,...
Above: House Speaker-Designate Ray Sansom Florida House Speaker-designate Ray Sansom announced his leadership team for the 2009-2010 Legislative Sessions today, September 9, 2008, in an e-mail sent to...
Legislative alerts on United States Senate Bill 929, also known as the “Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2007,” along with a suggested sample letter of support for the bill have been issued today by...
Statewide primary elections were held in Florida on Tuesday, August 26, 2008. Note — The following results for State House and Senate races are based on the unofficial election night returns reported by the Florida...
Subsequent to the June 10, 2008 Florida Cabinet meeting at which the Florida State Board of Administration emphasized the impact of re-opened 2005 Hurricane Wilma claims on the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“CAT...
The Florida Senate Banking and Insurance Committee has asked for comments with regard to an Interim Project to evaluate the effects of application of the Florida Antitrust Act to the business of insurance. The attached...
The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, chaired by U.S. Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) will hold a hearing entitled “State of the Insurance Industry: Examining the Current Regulatory and Oversight...
Along with three panels of witnesses that included insurance commissioners from New York, Wisconsin and Washington, Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty testified today, July 24, 2008, before the U.S. House Committee...
The Florida House has released a list of its 2008-2009 Interim Projects. To view the entire document, click here. To view the Florida Senate 2008-2009 Interim Work Program, click here. Insurance-related House projects and...
The Florida Senate has released its 2008-2009 Interim Work Program. To view the entire document, click here. Senate Banking and Insurance Committee projects, issue briefs and monitor projects are listed below and...