The following article was published in the South Florida Sun Sentinel on July 4, 2011: Despite fatalities, parasailing unregulated in Florida By David Fleschler As the boat rocked in the swells off Fort Lauderdale‘s...
The following article was published in the Daytona Beach News Journal on July 4, 2011: Florida Tops Motorcycle Ride Ranking What might be obvious to many Florida motorcyclists is now official: The Sunshine State is the...
The following article was published in the Pensacola News Journal on July 4, 2011: State Rep. Broxson Hosts Insurance Forums State Rep. Doug Broxson, R-Gulf Breeze, will host a series of constituent forums Thursday and Friday...
Following is a listing of insurance-related Florida regulatory events for the week of July 4-8, 2011: All times are Eastern Time (“ET”). Additional information is available via hyperlink...
Recently, in Estate of McCall ex rel. McCall v. U.S., No. 09-16375, 2011 WL 2084069, at *1 (11th Cir. May 27, 2011), the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion upholding the constitutionality of...
Florida Property and Casualty Association Automobile Division Members: The Motion for Leave to File Amici Curiarum Brief and Motion for Rehearing in Kingsway Amigo v. Ocean Health was granted by the Fourth...
In Kauffman v. Community Inclusions, Inc./Guarantee Insurance Co., 57 So. 3d 919 (Fla. 1st DCA 2011), the First District Court of Appeal confirmed that the workers’ compensation statute, section 440.34, Fla....
The comprehensive Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (“TWIA”) reform bill, HB 3, was passed by the Texas Legislature on June 28, 2011 during a Special Session. Immediately upon the adjournment of...
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has signed House Bill 469, providing authority to Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon to enter into the Nonadmitted Insurance Multi-State Agreement (“NIMA”) developed by...
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) Claims Committee (“Committee”) met via teleconference yesterday, June 30, 2011, to review two consent agenda items and hear updates on other...