2019 House and Senate Bills List

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DWC E Alert: Assessment Rates for the WCATF and the SDTF

Workers' Compensation

The Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) issued an Informational Bulletin (DFS-02-2019). The Bulletin advises insurers, self-insurers, and other related stakeholders that Florida’s Chief Financial Officer has issued an Order (Case No. 245810-WC) setting the WCATF assessment rate for Calendar Year 2020. This rate has been reduced from the 2019 rate…

Citizens’ Board approves revised 2019 rates reflecting AOB reforms

Property and Casualty

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 19, 2019  Contact: Christine Ashburn850.728.7255 (cell) / 850.513.3746 Citizens’ Board approves revised 2019 rates reflecting AOB reforms MAITLAND, FL – Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s Board of Governors on Wednesday approved 2019 proposed rates that reflect recent legislative changes to reduce unnecessary litigation and assignment of benefit abuse that have driven up…

FIC: Dangerous Instrumentality Bill Signed

General

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel SB 862, a tort reform bill dealing with the dangerous instrumentality doctrine, was signed by Governor DeSantis on June 18, 2019 and takes effect on July 1, 2019.   The bill is in response to a 2018 Florida Supreme Court decision which expanded the dangerous instrumentality doctrine to hold…

FIC: Scooter Bill Approved By Governor

Automobile

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The scooter bill, HB 453, was signed by the Governor on June 18, 2019 and took effect immediately. The bill allows local governments to adopt local ordinances governing the operation of scooters. It does not require scooter companies to be licensed in order to operate and does not have…