After intense debate throughout the 2012 legislative session, the Florida House of Representatives and Senate reached a compromise on reforms for Florida’s Personal Injury Protection (PIP) auto insurance system. The bill and its reform proposals were the subject of considerable analysis and discussion prior to the session and throughout its two-month term. Insurance Commissioner Kevin […]
The 2012 legislative session is rapidly drawing to a close– at least the regular session, anyway. The session is scheduled to end tonight, and lawmakers will work at a frenzied pace to address bills that are bouncing back and forth between the chambers. No Florida session would be complete without a property and casualty insurance […]
Governor Rick Scott issued his first executive order promptly upon taking office, issuing Executive Order 11-01 relating to rulemaking by Florida’s administrative agencies. The executive order specifies that all agencies under the direction of the Governor should immediately suspend rulemaking and should not move forward with any notices of rule develoment, amendments to existing rules, […]
The new year marks a new beginning for Florida’s Financial Services Commission. Under Florida’s regulatory structure, the Governor and Cabinet make up the four-member Financial Services Commission. This collegial body has rulemaking authority for the Office of Insurance Regulation and Office of Financial Regulation. In addition, the Financial Services Commission is responsible for employing the […]
The regulatory reform transition team assembled by Governor-elect Rick Scott has released a document summarizing some of the key elements that will guide the Governor’s administration in the coming months and years. The summary asserts that Florida’s regulatory system in general has lost touch with its strategic purpose and has a culture of imposing barriers rather […]