Category: Legislative Updates

The Senate Banking and Insurance committee held an all day meeting today to discuss and debate proposed bills relating to property insurance. The committee addressed two bills, including a bill concerning sinkhole claims and a bill relating to Citizens Property …

On April 5, 2006, the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee met. The Senate Committee took up reform package SB 1980 by Chairman Garcia entitled Property Insurance, which had been a shell-bill. Chairman Garcia released a proposed committee substitute of SB …

Today the Florida Legislature passed a controversial tort reform bill that eliminates the doctrine of Joint and Several liability. The bill passed the Florida Senate today by 27 – 13 vote, and had previously passed the House of Representatives. The …

Click here for a copy of the revised Senate Banking and Insurance Committee bill regarding No-Fault. This was released this afternoon. Please feel free to contact this office with any questions or concerns you may have.  

Please find below a statement released yesterday from Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher regarding the Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s assessment. Feel free to contact this office with any questions or concerns you may have. STATEMENT FROM TOM GALLAGHER ON NEWS …

On Wednesday, March 15, 2006, the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee considered one member bill and heard presentations and discussion regarding property insurance legislation and Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Citizens). Senate Bill 346 (attached) by Senator JD Alexander regarding workers’ …

The House of Representatives Insurance Committee approved an amended version of its Proposed Committee Bill (PCB) relating to property insurance today by a 10 to 6 vote. The PCB contains numerous provisions relating to property insurance, including provisions changing the …

Please note, late last evening the House Insurance Committee released a revised draft of the previously distributed Proposed Committee Bill (PCB) regarding property insurance. This revised PCB will be considered and voted on during Thursday’s Insurance Committee meeting.

The House of Representatives Insurance Committee announced yesterday that it plans to workshop its recently released Proposed Committee Bill (PCB) relating to property insurance at its meeting next Thursday, March 16, 2006, at 1:00 p.m. A copy of the PCB …

Today the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee held a workshop on the Committee bill released last month regarding re-enactment of the Florida No-Fault law.  The bill, numbered Senate Bill (SB) 2114, will re-enact the Florida No-Fault law while implementing certain …