Apr 16, 2009
The Senate Judiciary Committee passed a measure (SB 886) Wednesday that would allow parents to sign pre-event waivers. However, that was after lawmakers inserted a provision that provided that parents could only sign a waiver that freed a company from …
Apr 16, 2009
The Florida Senate is expected to take up its pari-mutuel gambling measures on Thursday as it moves toward an inevitable conference committee to hammer out details with competing and more conservative House legislation. Sen. Dennis Jones, R-Treasure Island, says opponents …
Apr 16, 2009
Florida Senate Policy and Steering Committee on Ways and Means The Florida Senate Policy and Steering Committee on Ways and Means will meet on Friday, April 17, 8:00-10:00 a.m., Room 412K, The Capitol, Tallahassee. The agenda includes the following insurance-related …
Apr 16, 2009
An April 15, 2009 blog posting from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel regarding the State Farm Florida market withdrawal issue is reprinted below. Should you have any questions or comments, please contact Colodny Fass. State Farm fights Florida’s conditions for it …
Apr 16, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA: Senate Committee Overhauls Workers’ Comp Attorneys’ Fees Bill A bill sought by big business to restore a court-stricken cap on lawyers fees in workers …
Apr 16, 2009
Senate Bill 2072, the companion to House Bill 903 relating to Attorney’s Fees for Workers’ Compensation Cases, was amended and passed (8Y-1N) on April 15, 2009 by the Senate Committee on Judiciary. The bill is scheduled to be heard on April 20 …
Apr 16, 2009
REMINDER: A Florida Property Casualty Association meeting is scheduled for Today, Thursday, April 16 at 4:00 p.m. via conference call. Call-in: 1-800-369-1285; Code: 46366# Minutes from the April 9, 2009, meeting and an agenda for today’s meeting are attached.
Apr 15, 2009
Above: State Representative Jennifer Carroll (R-Jacksonville) is the sponsor of HB 7031, an economic development package that also would revise industry code designations and provide for corporate tax credit transfers. Florida’s 2009 Regular Legislative Session is in its final …
Apr 15, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: House panel OKs more Fla. property tax relief Florida homeowners whose property taxes rise when market values drop would get relief under a proposal moving through the Legislature. …
Apr 15, 2009
REMINDER: A Florida Property Casualty Association meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 16 at 4:00 p.m. via conference call. Call-in: 1-800-369-1285; Code: 46366# Minutes from the April 9, 2009 meeting and an agenda for the April 16 meeting are attached.