May 1, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Insurance Rate Decision Goes to Senate Vote Today The Senate will vote today on a bill that would allow 15 of the nation’s largest property insurance companies basically to …
May 1, 2009
REMINDER: The next Florida Property and Casualty Association Homeowners Division conference call will be held on Monday, May 4, at 4:00 p.m. The call-in number for this meeting is: 800.369.1285; conference code: 72282#. Minutes from the April 24 meeting and …
May 1, 2009
REMINDER: The next Florida Property and Casualty Association Automobile Division conference call will be held on Monday, May 4, at 3:00 p.m. The call-in number for this meeting is: 800.369.1285; conference code: 72281#. Minutes from the April 27 meeting and …
May 1, 2009
SB 742 relating to Sinkhole Losses passed the Florida House of Representatives unanimously on April 29, 2009 during third reading. With the House version, HB 351, having been substituted for SB 742 during second reading on the previous day, the …
May 1, 2009
Bermudian (re)insurer Endurance Specialty Holdings is marketing a collateralised Florida-only sidecar vehicle to provide it with additional reinsurance capacity at the fast-approaching US mid-year renewal season, The Insurance Insider can reveal. The news comes as a number of other (re)insurers …
May 1, 2009
As many as two dozen Florida municipalities and counties that currently charge fees for costs incurred for services provided by first-responders to motor vehicle accidents will not be able to do so after the passage of CS/SB 2282, today, May …
May 1, 2009
The Florida House of Representatives passed the property insurance package, CS/CS/CS/HB 1495 today, May 1, 2009 by a vote of 80 Yeas, 35 Nays. A strike-all amendment offered by the bill’s original sponsor, State Representative Bryan Nelson, was adopted to the bill, …
May 1, 2009
After unanimous passage by the Florida Senate on April 23, the Florida House of Representatives also unanimously passed SB 2252 relating to Professional Liability Claims on April 29, 2009 after substituting its version, HB 511, for that of the Senate’s. …
May 1, 2009
The Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (“FWCJUA”) Board of Governors (“Board”) met via teleconference on May 1, 2009, to review action taken during the most recent FWCJUA Committee meetings. Legislative Update The FWCJUA General Counsel reported on recent …
May 1, 2009
HB 1495 Update: Florida House of Representatives debate on HB 1495 is happening now (11 a.m., EST). To watch a live Webcast of the floor action, go to http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/HouseCalendar/broadcast.aspx and click on House Broadasts “Live Video Stream.” A staff summary of …