Early results of today’s April 13, 2010 Florida Special General Elections for United States Congressional District 19 and State House District 4 were posted in the St. Petersburg Times “The Buzz” Blog, which is reprinted below, along with the Florida …

Senate Bill 2108 was reconsidered today, April 13, 2010, by the Florida Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance Committee (“Committee”) after a Personal Injury Protection (“PIP”)-related amendment previously passed onto the bill was ruled as non-germane.   Amendment 519840 by …

  Reacting to recent allegations by critics that insurers may be hiding profits by shifting cash to affiliated service providers, a group of state insurance commissioners last week considered – but then rejected – a proposed standard that would have …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   New class-size amendment clears state House; will be on November ballot A longtime push to scale back the 2002 class-size amendment scored its biggest victory yet Thursday …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Florida TaxWatch: The Legislature must act on Florida’s hurricane liability While we can repair the damage following storms that may make landfall in Florida this upcoming hurricane …

  Photo:  State Representative Ellyn Bogdanoff (above) is the lead Florida House of Representatives negotiator on Senate Bill 1752, the large economic development package passed unanimously by the Senate on March 25.  Bill sponsor Senator Don Gaetz represents the Senate on this …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty:  Facts Should Guide Insurance Debate The 2010 Legislative Sessions has featured numerous bills purporting to “fix” the insurance marketplace.   Head or …

  In an Informational Bulletin issued today, April 12, 2010, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) urged property insurers to carefully analyze their reinsurance and risk transfer programs.  The OIR noted that, while it is not requiring the purchase …

The following commentary appeared in the Orlando Sentinel on April 10, 2010: By Mike Thomas   The water is warm, the upper atmosphere is calming, and so the hurricanes are predicted to howl this season. If we get hit hard, …

The following editorial appeared in The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville) on April 11, 2010: In the next few weeks, members of the Florida Legislature will have to choose between their heads and their hearts. If they listen to their heads, they …