May 3, 2009
Click on the hyperlinks below to view complete bill information from the State of Florida’s Legislative Web site: www.leg.state.fl.us Successful major 2009 insurance legislation: Property and Casualty Insurance CS/CS/CS/HB 1495 relating to Property Casualty Insurance (the “Omnibus Property Insurance Bill”) …
May 1, 2009
To assist in tracking priority insurance issues pending as the 2009 Florida Legislative Session speeds towards its conclusion, an insurance-specific daily bill tracking chart for Thursday, April 30, 2009 is attached for your review. For easy reference and accessibility, the …
May 1, 2009
Florida Office of Insurance Regulation Final Adopted Rules from February 1 through May 1, 2009 are listed below. Click on a hyperlink to access information regarding each Rule, including text and administrative history from Florida Administrative Weekly. 6822803 …
May 1, 2009
HB 1171, which authorizes certain insurers to use a rate in excess of an otherwise-applicable filed rate and prohibits the consideration of certain policies by insurers when making a specified calculation, was passed by the Florida Senate with a vote …
May 1, 2009
The Florida Senate took up and passed the House Bill 853 relating to Surplus Lines insurers, which provides that Chapter 627, F.S. does not apply to surplus lines insurers unless specifically stated. During debate this afternoon, May 1, 2009, the …
May 1, 2009
Colodny Fass has learned that an agreement has been reached between the House and Senate on HB 1495, the 2009 property insurance legislative package. Certain details are being finalized, but State Representative Bryan Nelson, the House bill sponsor, has shared with …
May 1, 2009
Local governments would no longer be allowed to charge motorists for crashes under a bill that passed the House Friday and now on its way to the governor. The bill, SB 2282, would prevent cities and counties from imposing fees …
May 1, 2009
Lawmakers have left to the last day for non-budget bills the question of how to respond to a 2008 Supreme Court decision that nullified a fee schedule for lawyers in workers compensation cases. Businesses, fearing higher workers comp insurance rates, …
May 1, 2009
The Florida Senate took up and passed House Bill 903 relating to Attorney’s Fees in Workers’ Compensation Cases this afternoon, May 1, 2009. The bill, which passed by a vote of 22-16, previously had been amended by the Senate by substituting the …
May 1, 2009
By a vote of 32-6, the Florida Senate took up and passed HB 1495, the property insurance legislative package as amended by the House of Representatives this morning, May 1, 2009. HB 1495 now will be certified by legislative leadership …