Category: Florida Legislative News

  Colodny Fass& Webb presents its weekly bill tracking chart updated March 28, 2014. This chart, which is attached, is designed to assist in following pending priority state-level insurance issues during the 2014 Florida Regular Legislative Session, which began March …

Florida Property and Casualty Association Homeowners Division Members: Attached for your review is an updated insurance chart for 2014 Florida insurance related legislation.  Should you have any questions, please contact Katie Webb (kwebb@cftlaw.com) and William Stander (William@williamstander.com).  

Florida Property and Casualty Association Homeowners Division Members: Attached are a notice of proposed rule development from OIR and drafts of the two affected rules (69O-144.005 and 69O-144.007).  These are pertaining to the Florida insurer’s ability to take full credit …

Florida Property and Casualty Association Homeowners Division Members: Attached is a proposal developed by the CFO’s office to amend the AOB provision the Homeowners Bill of Rights legislation, derived from a meeting called by CFO Atwater between insurers, trial lawyers, …

  Florida’s Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance Committee (“Committee”) met today March 25, 2014. Senator Hays presented SB 1274 to the Committee.  SB 1274 exempts properties with new construction located within a county where Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) …

Florida Property and Casualty Association Homeowners Division Members: FPCA Homeowners Division Meeting Scheduled for today, March 24 at 11:00 a.m.  The conference call number:  800.369.1285; conference code: 7468537# Attached for your review is an updated insurance chart for 2014 Florida …

  The Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance (“Committee”) met yesterday, March 19, 2014.  Senator Bradley presented SB 754 relating to certificates of destruction to the Committee.  Senator Hays offered an amendment to the bill as a courtesy.  Senator Bradley …

  The House Insurance and Banking Subcommittee (“Subcommittee”) met today, March 19, 2014.  The Subcommittee passed Proposed Committee Substitute for HB 1035 by State Representative Boyd.  The Proposed Committee Substitute corrects references to associations that make recommendations for board membership …

The U.S. Senate has passed the House flood insurance relief bill today, March 13, 2014, according to Insurance Journal. The bill restores “grandfathering” of policies located in communities with new flood maps, among other provisions. The Senate had passed its …

Florida Auto Dismantlers & Recyclers Association (FADRA) would like to request permission to use your name to respond to any legislation that could harm or enhance the salvage industry. Last year FADRA had a Grassroots Alliance that was very beneficial …