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Insurance Consumer Advocate Sha’Ron James recently told the House of Representatives’ Banking & Insurance Subcommittee that the assignment of benefits issue is a priority for her office in the 2016 legislative session due to the adverse impact it is having on consumers. While she indicated that her office is still evaluating the issue and is […]
The Florida legislature is back in session from June 1 through as late as June 20 with the primary objective of passing a state budget. The special session became necessary when the House of Representatives abruptly ended its work in the regular session three days early over a disagreement with the Senate as to healthcare […]
House Speaker Steve Crisafulli and Sentate President Andy Gardiner formally called the legislature into a special session to begin June 1. The special session might last until June 20, or such earlier time as the legislature may accomplish their constitutionally required objective of passing a budget. The special session became necessary when lawmakers could not […]
After one of the strangest finishes to a regular session that we’ve seen, the Florida legislature will convene in a special session starting June 1 to deal with the budget and potentially other issues. The special session will begin June 1 and will conclude by June 20, with the possibility that it could end earlier […]
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 […]
