Category: Florida Legislative News
Apr 28, 2009
This morning, Tuesday, April 28, Florida House of Representatives Speaker Larry Cretul and Florida Senate President Jeff Atwater made separate announcements on the release of 2009-2010 budget allocations. Speaker Cretul and President Atwater said the budget conference process will begin …
Apr 28, 2009
As of Monday, April 27, the following bills were acted upon by the Florida Legislature: Florida Senate Session The Florida Senate held Session on Monday, April 27, during which it discussed the following insurance-related bills: CS/CS/1st ENG SB …
Apr 28, 2009
This morning, April 28, 2009, the Florida Senate took up the House of Representatives’ omnibus property insurance bill, HB 1495, and substituted its own version of that legislation, SB 1950, in a strike-everything amendment to HB 1495. HB 1495 passed …
Apr 28, 2009
House Bill 853, which provides that Chapter 627, F.S. does not apply to surplus lines insurers unless specifically stated, was passed unanimously with an amendment on third reading by the Florida House of Representatives today, April 28, 2009. The amendment, …
Apr 27, 2009
To assist in tracking priority insurance issues pending as the 2009 Florida Legislative Session speeds towards its conclusion, an insurance-specific daily bill tracking chart for Monday, April 27, 2009 is attached for your review. For easy reference and accessibility, the …
Apr 27, 2009
After several postponements, Senate Bill 1950 was heard on the Senate Floor today, April 27, 2009. After a brief explanation of the bill by its original sponsor, Senator Garrett Richter, the slate of floor amendments that had been filed to …
Apr 27, 2009
Today, April 27, 2009, an amendment was adopted onto HB 569 that includes the reauthorization of the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund $10 million drop-down layer for certain companies. The amendment was offered by State Representative Bryan Nelson and adopted during the third reading …
Apr 27, 2009
Today, April 27, 2009, Florida Property Casualty Association lobbyists successfully procured an amendment to HB 569 by State Representative Ken Roberson that includes the reauthorization of the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund $10 million drop-down layer for certain companies. The amendment …
Apr 27, 2009
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation released the comments below today, April 27, 2009, from Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty regarding SB 2036 and HB 1171, in which Commissioner McCarty states his concern that the bills will have ” . . …
Apr 27, 2009
Implementation of the SCHIP Section 111 Mandatory Insurer Reporting Program is underway. Some important dates and reminders are provided below for your reference. As a reminder, the electronic registration period for Responsible Reporting Entities (“RRE”) under Section 111 Liability, No-Fault …