Category: Florida Legislative News

  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 Subcommittee will workshop its draft proposal …

  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 Holly Raschein (R-Key Largo), announced the filing of Senate Bill 1012 relating …

  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 will examine the January 13, 2017 announcement from the …

  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 ties, however.  The first, held by the Committee on …

  Comments are being accepted until April 12, 2017 on a Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) concept to implement a Public Assistance deductible that would condition States’ receipt of FEMA reimbursement for the repair and replacement of public infrastructure damaged …

On January 23, 2017, the Federal Insurance Office issued a report detailing the severe problems low- and moderate-income (“LMI”) Americans face in affording the auto insurance coverage required to be purchased by all states except New Hampshire.  Part of the …

  Members of the Florida Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance have a substantial agenda tomorrow, January 24, 2017 from 10 a.m. to noon (ET), when they meet to review the status of Florida’s motor vehicle insurance market. To view …

  The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced the successful completion of negotiations for a covered agreement with the European Union (“EU”) today, January 13, 2017.  Under Title V of the …

  The Florida House of Representatives’ Insurance and Banking Subcommittee is underway until 5:30 p.m. (ET) today, January 11, 2017. Specifically, legislators are reviewing the issues surrounding assignment of benefits. To watch the Webcast, click here. To access the meeting …

  Bill would establish uniform standards statewide for ridesharing services Tallahassee, FL–Florida Senator Jeff Brandes (R-St. Petersburg) and State Representative Chris Sprowls (R-Clearwater) announced they filed Senate Bill 340 and House Bill 221, which propose a statewide set of standards governing …