In the coming months, representatives from the Florida Property Casualty Association (“FPCA”) will be holding a series of meetings with newspaper editorial boards across Florida. The goal of these meetings...
Eight federal regulatory agencies today, November 17, 2009, jointly released a final model privacy notice form that will aid consumers in understanding how financial institutions collect and share information under the...
In a recently-released Interim Committee Report, the Florida Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance (“Committee”) recommended that claim files, specified medical records and certain portions of Florida...
Florida Senator Dave Aronberg (D-27) recently filed Senate Bill 646 relating to Pain-Management Clinics, which would prohibit a person from owning or operating a pain-management clinic unless he or she is a physician with a...
In a joint workshop of the Florida State Board of Education and the Board of Governors of the State University of Florida held on November 12, 2009, Florida Governor Charlie Crist discussed the development of workforce...
The Florida Legislative Committee on Intergovernmental Relations (“LCIR”) recently released a report detailing how Florida counties are using local option fuel taxes. To view a copy of the November 2009...
The Florida Property and Casualty Association (“FPCA”) Automobile Division will hold an in-person meeting on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 12:00 p.m. at the Fort Lauderdale office of Colodny Fass. The...
The Florida Property and Casualty Association (“FPCA”) Homeowners Division will hold a 2010 Florida Legislative Session planning meeting on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 12:00 p.m. at the Fort Lauderdale office of...
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Property tax appeals hit new high as owners seek relief A record 18,000 property owners gambled $15 this year for a chance to save on their property tax bill....
On November 10, 2009, Senator Rhonda Storms (R- Brandon) filed Senate Bill 662, which would prohibit the use of credit reports and credit scores in making rating determinations by insurers. Further, the bill prohibits...