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State policymakers continue to express concern with President Trump’s Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence (AI). The president’s executive order attempts to preclude a “patchwork of 50 different regulatory regimes” through individual states’ efforts to regulate AI. State officials contend, however, that Congress’ failure to act thus far leaves holes in consumer protections. In the insurance […]
President Donald Trump’s Executive Order on artificial intelligence (AI) creates a collision course with current or expected regulatory approaches in Florida and other states. Just days after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced an “AI Bill of Rights” setting forth priorities for the state’s 2026 legislative session, President Trump issued an executive order seeking to eliminate […]
Governor Ron DeSantis continues to support the property insurance reforms adopted in late 2022. This is not surprising considering that following the reforms existing insurers have increased their appetites for additional policies, rate levels have moderated and started to decline, approximately 14 new companies have entered the market, and Citizens Property Insurance Corporation has seen […]
Florida lawmakers have not yet reached agreement on a budget proposal for the fiscal year beginning July 1 prompting a further extension of the current session until June 30. The primary responsibility of the Florida legislature each year is to adopt a state budget. The budget then is presented to the Governor for action. Although […]
As the 2025 legislative session enters its final two weeks, significant questions remain about the fate of key insurance bills. This year’s session has included substantial debate over bills opposed by Governor DeSantis, the Office of Insurance Regulation and the insurance industry. This attention, however, has not translated to action as relatively few bills have […]
Several early nominees for positions in the next Trump administration have deep Florida connections. Prominent examples include U.S. Senator Marco Rubio being tapped for Secretary of State and former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi being the nominee for U.S. Attorney General. Bondi’s nomination followed a brief cycle in which U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz from the […]
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis applauded the United States Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, which overturned four decades of precedent known as the Chevron doctrine. As summarized in this firm’s July 1 post, the Chevron doctrine essentially meant that unless a congressional act was clear, courts were required to defer to […]
Governor Ron DeSantis has vetoed House Bill 473 (HB 473) related to cybersecurity liability protection as passed by the Florida legislature in the 2024 regular legislative session. The bill would have provided that a county, municipality or other political subdivision substantially complying with standards and protocols under current law is not liable in connection with […]
HB 939 entitled “Consumer Protections” was passed by the Legislature and amends various statutes in the Florida Insurance Code among other changes. The Governor approved the law on May 2, 2024, and the changes take effect July 1, 2024. The insurance-related changes in the bill (1) add continuing education (CE) requirements for accountants used by […]
As the new year begins, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) recently took the opportunity to recap notable changes in 2023. The new year marks almost one full year in office for Commissioner Mike Yaworsky, who was nominated for the position in February 2023 and formally appointed in March. Commissioner Yaworsky recapped the year […]
