Category: Florida Legislative News

  Insurance-related committees in the Florida Senate and House of Representatives met today, March 5, 2014.  Following are summaries of their discussions and actions:   Florida Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance As part of the Senate Committee on Banking …

  The Florida Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government (“Subcommittee”) met in Tallahassee today, March 5, 2014.  The agenda included the consideration of CS/SB 416 relating to Sinkhole Coverage by Senator Wilton Simpson. The bill directs Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance …

  The Florida House of Representatives’ Governmental Operations Appropriations Subcommittee (“Subcommittee”) met today, March 4, 2014.  The agenda included CS/HB 565 by Representative Santiago, an insurance-related omnibus bill that makes numerous changes to Florida’s Insurance Code affecting various types of …

Above:  Workers place flower arrangements on Legislators’ desks this morning prior to the Governor’s “State of the State” address.   Property insurance was not among the topics touched on by Florida Governor Rick Scott in his annual “State of the …

Florida Property and Casualty Association Homeowners Division Members: The following Letter to the Editor by FPCA Executive Director William Stander appeared in the Tampa Bay Times today, Tuesday, March 5th. Should you have any questions, please contact William Stander (William@williamstander.com). …

Florida Property and Casualty Association Homeowners Division Members: The House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee released its agenda for their meeting on Wednesday, March 5th, at 3:30 PM. The agenda includes HB 391 by Hager (FHCF), HB 879 by Rep. Hooper …

  Colodny Fass& Webb presents its weekly bill tracking chart updated February 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 begins March …

Florida Property and Casualty Association Homeowners Division Members: Associated Industries of Florida (AIF), a major employer organization with a substantial lobbying presence in Tallahassee, today released its Session priorities. AIF, which counts several large property insurers and reinsurers as active …

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).  

  Speaking on behalf of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America at a U.S. Senate Committee hearing on terrorism risk insurance yesterday, February 25, 2014, PMA Insurance Group CEO Vincent Donnelly urged a re-authorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance …