FPCA Homeowners Division Members: Attached please find a letter from Paragon to Sunshine State clarifying Paragon’s role in administering the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (FHCF). By its terms, this letter...
Category: Florida Legislative News
FPCA Automobile Division Members: We have scheduled a meeting with CFO-elect Jeff Atwater in Tallahassee on January 7, 2011, to discuss auto insurance fraud. We have a choice of holding the meeting at either 10...
House Insurance Policy Chief Suggests Addressing Insurance Cost Drivers, Depopulating Citizens As ‘A Good Start’ to Solving Florida Property Insurance Issues
December 8, 2010
Category Legislative Updates
During a series of meetings held by the Florida House of Representatives this morning, December 8, 2010, in which various Florida policy issues were reviewed, House Insurance and Banking Committee Policy Chief...
Florida Senate Banking and Insurance Committee Reviews Unsuccessful 2010 Bills
December 8, 2010
Category Legislative Updates
The Florida Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance (“Committee”) met today, December 8, 2010, to prepare for the upcoming 2011 Regular Legislative Session. The Committee is chaired by Senator...
Florida Cabinet Advances Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Reporting Requirements, Insurance Premium Tax Reporting Rules; Approves Contested Gainesville Biomass Plant
December 8, 2010
Category Executive Branch
At its meeting yesterday, December 7, 2010, the Florida Cabinet approved several insurance-related items as part of its regular agenda. This was the final meeting of the current Cabinet before new members are...
Florida House Speaker Cannon Names State Representatives Nelson, Wood as House Insurance and Banking Subcommittee Chair, Vice Chair
December 7, 2010
Category Legislative Updates
Florida House Speaker Dean Cannon announced today, December 7, 2010, that State Representatives Bryan Nelson and John Wood will be Chair and Vice Chair, respectively, of the 2011 Florida House Insurance and Banking...
FPCA Automobile Division Seeks Comments on Proposed Legislation
December 7, 2010
FPCA Automobile Division Members: As discussed at the planning meeting yesterday, we are seeking comments on proposed legislation for the Florida 2011 Regular Legislative Session. Attached are the following...
Broward Schools & Property Tax Edition: Capitol to Courthouse Headliners — December 7
December 7, 2010
Category Property Tax and Education News
To view a complete story, click on a headline: Florida’s 2011-12 budget outlook getting gloomier A legislative economist told the Senate Budget Committee on Tuesday that she expects a predicted $2.5 billion...
Actuarial Panel: Recovery of Payment of Policyholder Attorneys’ Fees Is Part of Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Coverage
December 6, 2010
In the matter of a 2004 dispute between Sunshine State Insurance (“Sunshine State”) and the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“FHCF”), an actuarial panel sided with Sunshine State on its...
FPCA Homeowners Division Meeting Monday December 6 at 4 p.m.
December 3, 2010
The FPCA Homeowners Division will be meeting via teleconference on Monday, December 6, at 4:00 p.m. The call-in number is 800.369.1285; conference code: 53350#. An agenda for the meeting, as well as minutes from...