For the third time since October 3, 2016, Florida Governor Rick Scott has extended the Executive Order calling for a State of Emergency to address the impact of Hurricane Matthew, which skirted the length of Florida...
The Florida House of Representatives’ Insurance and Banking Subcommittee will meet for three hours at 12:30 p.m. (ET) today, March 27, 2017, to consider a slate of insurance-related legislation. Among the bills...
Above: Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran In an interview with the Miami Herald yesterday, March 23, 2017, Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran suggested that the State of Florida could create more jobs by...
A proposed committee substitute for HB 1421 that would limit property insurance assignment of benefits (“AOB”) agreements is on the agenda for consideration by the Florida House of Representatives’...
Although Florida law currently does not contain any provisions relating specifically to registration of Personal Delivery Devices (“PDDs”) or required insurance to cover damages caused by their operation, a...
The Florida Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance meets tomorrow, March 14, 2017 from 10 a.m. to noon, during which it it is scheduled to consider SB 812, a bill that would alter the method by which personal...
The Florida House and Senate have both released early details of their workers’ compensation plans ahead of next week’s March 7 start of the 2017 Florida Legislative Session. The House Insurance and Banking...
Bill strengthens dedicated prosecutor program statewide to address insurance fraud Florida Senator Jeff Brandes (R-St. Petersburg), in partnership with Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater and State Representative...
The U.S. House Financial Services’ Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance will hold a hearing entitled “Assessing the U.S.-EU Covered Agreement” this Thursday, February 16, 2017 at 10 a.m. The hearing...
Two U.S. House of Representatives hearings of interest to the insurance industry are underway in Washington D.C. this morning, February 14, 2017. Neither hearing includes witnesses with direct insurance industry...