The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services’ Housing and Insurance Subcommittee (“Subcommittee”) reviewed five legislative proposals addressing domestic insurance issues yesterday, May 20, 2014,...
Limiting federal fiscal exposure to severe weather events has become a growing challenge, inasmuch as responsibility for actions that enhance disaster resilience rests largely outside the federal government, U.S....
A statutory report by the Federal Insurance Office (“FIO”) on the breadth and scope of the global reinsurance market and the critical role this market plays in supporting insurance in the United States has...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) has yet to fully address certain administrative recommendations relating to the National Flood Insurance Program (“NFIP”) that have been noted in...
In the wake of last week’s severe storms and record flooding in the Florida Panhandle, Governor Rick Scott announced the activation of the Florida Disaster Fund while touring the afflicted areas today, May 8, 2014....
ACTION ALERT Dear Recycler, We lost the battle in the Senate and House on the Senate Bill 754 (Certificate of Destruction Bill). Please take the time to ask the Governor to VETO the Bill. ...
LAST CHANCE to REGISTER — WEBINAR TODAY! Florida’s 2014 Legislative Session is now history. But plenty of complex insurance legislation meant the action was fast and furious right up until the end....
Florida Property and Casualty Association Homeowners Division Members: FPCA Homeowners Division Meeting Scheduled for Monday, May 5 at 2:00 p.m. The conference call number: 800.369.1285; conference code: 7468537#...
During its Session today, May 1, 2014, the Florida Senate accepted five amendments by the Florida House of Representatives’ on CS/CS/SB 1672 that would effect various revisions to Florida’s property...
With the Florida Senate’s passage today, May 1, 2014, CS/CS/CS/SB 542, which would create a regulatory framework for a private market flood insurance program in the state, will now go to Governor Rick Scott...