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In an unusual move, the Florida House of Representatives adjourned this afternoon and effectively ended the 2015 legislative session. The Florida Senate remains in session, but at this point it can only pass legislation that has already passed the House. The House’s adjournment came after comments from Speaker Crisafulli indicating that the two chambers have […]
Bills in the Senate and the House of Representatives relating to the assignment of benefits under insurance policies, or AOB as it has been called, have stalled in committees in the respective chambers. Senate bill 1064 was on the agenda for last week’s Senate Judiciary committee meeting, but the committee had a lot of bills […]
The 2014 legislative session is drawing to a close, but in some respects this only means the political process will shift forums. Florida’s 60-day legislative session has only a week remaining. The last week is always the most active, with bills that have not yet passed being in a do-or-die situation for this year. Among […]
The Florida House of Representatives passed SB 424 by 74-44 margin, sending the bill to Governor Rick Scott. The bill prohibits any personal lines property or auto insurer from refusing to issue or renew a policy, or charging a differential rate, based upon the policyholder’s lawful ownership, possession or use of a firearm. The new […]
Discussions about the proper size of the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund have been intense throughout the 2013 legislative session. The FHCF proposed last year that it should be reduced in size to better ensure it can meet its reimbursement obligations to insurers. However, last year’s proposal called for changes that were too significant and would […]
The so-called omnibus bill (HB 635) has passed the House of Representatives by a 100-17 margin and has been referred to the Florida Senate. The bill addresses a wide range of insurance matters, consisting primarily of issues that generally are thought not to be controversial. The range of issues covered by the bill includes: Extending […]
The size of the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund in future years continues to be a widely discussed issue in the current legislative session. We have now reached the halfway point but it is still unclear how this issue will play out. Jack Nicholson of the FHCF advocated a reduction in the FHCF’s size last year […]
The House of Representatives’ Civil Justice Committee advanced HB 827 by a 9-4 vote. The bill is intended to moderate medical malpractice costs and provide additional protections for hospitals. One component of HB 827 would protect hospitals against liability for negligence arising from physicans who are independent contractors. Other aspects of the billl would aid in […]
Several legislative committees will hear bills this week relating to key insurance issues. The House Banking and Insurance Subcommittee is expected to consider a bill allowing commercial motor vehicle and personal lines property and casualty insurance policies to be posted to the Internet rather than physically delivered in certain circumstances. The House committee also is […]
The Florida legislature is expected to take steps this session to improve the Florida property insurance market. After a series of committee meetings, some of the ideas are beginning to take shape. According to Senate Banking & Insurance Chairman David Simmons, the committee will have a bill dealing with issues relating to Citizens Property Insurance […]
