Florida Property and Casualty Association Members: The attached draft proposed bad faith legislation was developed by the Institute for Legal Reform in conjunction with the bill sponsors of last year’s filed version.  At the request of the bill sponsors, …

  Florida Property and Casualty Association Homeowners Division Members: Many of you have seen the attached advisory letter from the Florida Department of Financial Services to neutral evaluators regarding administering certain statutory provisions that were clarified in SB 408.  As …

  The Office of Florida Governor Rick Scott issued the following news release on September 21, 2011:     Governor Rick Scott Appoints Five to Fifth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission   Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Rick Scott announced the …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:    State Wants Federal Waiver for Struggling Schools Program Despite a miraculous jump in school grade from an “F” to a “C,” last year, struggling Miami Edison Senior High …

The following article was published in The Sunshine State News on September 22, 2011: Rick Scott threatens to close Workforce Central Florida    By Kenric Ward   Citing “ongoing compliance deficiencies,” Gov. Rick Scott has put Workforce Central Florida on …

The following article was published in The Florida Current on September 22, 2011: Department of Correction releases revised request for bids on prison healthcare  The Florida Department of Corrections has released revised requests for proposals to provide health care in state …

The following article was published in the Tampa Tribune on September 22, 2011:   A quarter of Florida workers lack health insurace, Census says   By Kevin Wiatrowski A quarter of Florida’s working adults – including those with full-time jobs …

  The Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance (“Committee”) met September 21, 2011.  Committee Chairman Garrett Richter called the meeting to order and introduced the newest member of the committee, Senate President-Designate Don Gaetz, who was recently appointed to the …

  The following article was published in the Bradenton Herald on September 22, 2011:   State gets reasonable on sinkhole premiums   In a consumer friendly action, Florida’s insurance commissioner wisely slashed the proposed premium increases for sinkhole coverage that …

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