The FPCA Automobile Division is scheduled to meet with Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty in Tallahassee on March 23, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. Members are encouraged to attend. Please RSVP your attendance to...
Category: Florida Legislative News
Governor Crist Announces Three South Florida Water Management District Appointees
February 24, 2010
Category Property Tax and Education News
The Office of Florida Governor Charlie Crist announced two appointments and one reappointment to the South Florida Water Management District today, February 24, 2010. A press release with additional information on...
Reminder – FPCA Automobile Division Meeting with Representative Nelson Tomorrow at 3 pm
February 24, 2010
Members of the FPCA Automobile Division will be meeting with Representative Bryan Nelson tomorrow, February 25, at 3:00 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss proposed legislation relating to insurance fraud. The...
Pending Wilma Claims Legitimacy Determination, Cabinet Defers Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Bonding Approval
February 24, 2010
Category Executive Branch
As part of its regularly scheduled agenda today, February 24, 2010, the Florida Cabinet deferred several items relating to additional bonding authority for the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“FHCF”). In...
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke: Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress–February 24, 2010
February 24, 2010
Category U.S. Department of the Treasury
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke delivered the remarks below before the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Financial Services in Washington, D.C. today, February 24, 2010. Chairman Frank, Ranking Member...
Broward Schools & Property Tax Edition: Capitol to Courthouse Headliners–February 23
February 23, 2010
Category Property Tax and Education News
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: As Florida lawmakers scramble to lower unemployment taxes, stimulus funds untapped Last year, with unemployment heading higher and worries about the...
Identical Florida Public Adjuster Regulation Bills Filed
February 23, 2010
Category Legislative Updates
Filed yesterday, February 22, 2010, Senate Bill 2264 by Senator Mike Bennett and its identical companion, House Bill 1181 by State Representative Janet Long, would regulate the activities of public adjusters in...
FPCA Homeowners Division: State of Florida Seeking Examples of Fraud or Abuse by Public Adjusters
February 23, 2010
Florida Property & Casualty Association Counsel, Colodny Fass, has been contacted by Florida officials requesting insurer information documenting public adjuster abuses. Ideally, documentation is sought that...
Former Speaker Ray Sansom Resigns From the Florida House of Representatives
February 21, 2010
Category Legislative Updates
Above: Former House Speaker Ray Sansom Former House Speaker Ray Sansom submitted his resignation from Florida House of Representatives District 4, effective today, Sunday, February 21, 2010. His...
FPCA Automobile Division Meeting Friday, February 26 at 2 p.m.
February 19, 2010
The FPCA Automobile Division will be meeting via teleconference on Friday, February 26, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. The call-in number is 800.369.1285; conference code: 63015#. An agenda for the meeting, as well as minutes from...