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By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The Senate first responder workers’ compensation PTSD bill (SB 376) passed the Senate on March 3, 2018 when the Senate was in an unusual Saturday session. The vote was 33-0. The bill was sent to the House for approval. The House bill, HB 227, was heard on the House…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The Senate finally voted on their retroactive denial of claims bill, SB 162, on March 3, 2018 when they were in an unusual Saturday session. They had postponed a vote on the bill for over a week. The bill passed with a vote of 37-0. Starting January 1,…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Starting January 1, 2019, insurers must include a specific disclosure with property insurance policy documents stating that the policy does not cover flood damage under a bill (HB 1011) approved by the House and Senate during the 2018 Session. The bill now goes to Governor Rick Scott for signature…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On March 2, 2018, the Senate telehealth bill, SB 280, passed the full Senate, but the bill is in trouble in the House. The House telehealth bill, HB 793, has not been heard in its first committee and that committee is not scheduled to meet again this Session. Thus,…