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By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel SB 1606 passed the full Senate on March 9, 2020 without debate and with a vote of 40-0. A floor amendment allowing insurers to use hurricane model averages and authorizing the Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) to examine an insurer’s managing general agents or holding company was withdrawn…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel A bill to increase the salaries of Judges of Compensation Claims (JCCs) to that of county court judges passes this Session after stalling last Session. The full House unanimously approved the bill on March 9, 2020 and sent the bill to the Senate which approved the bill by…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The Senate loss run statement bill, SB 292, unanimously passed the full Senate on March 9, 2020. The bill will now go to the House for approval which we expect will happen. A delete all amendment was filed by the bill sponsor exempting life insurers from providing loss run…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The Senate unanimously passed a large courts measure that includes changing appellate jurisdiction for county courts on March 9, 2020, and sent the bill to the House for approval. The House is expected to agree to the bill. The county court appellate jurisdiction part of SB 1392 requires criminal…
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Governor Ron DeSantis Leading Coordinated Response to Threat of COVID-19 in Florida On March 6, 2020, in News Releases, by Staff Tallahassee, Fla. – Since the emergence of COVID-19 in Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis has remained in constant communication with State Surgeon General Dr. Scott Rivkees, public health officials at the local, state and federal…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On March 6, 2020, SB 1582, the Senate asbestos trust claims bill passed the full Senate with a vote of 38-0 while the House bill (HB 741) was postponed on the House floor to wait for the Senate bill to come over. Because the House and…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On March 6, 2020, with a vote of 88-18, the House passed HB 389 which greatly expands the scope of practice for pharmacists. The bill now goes to the Senate for approval. SB 714, the Senate companion bill, has cleared all its committees, but is very different from…