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By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On January 16, 2019, HB 301, an insurance omnibus bill, was filed by Rep. Santiago (R) that contains language proposed by the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) requiring life insurers to notify agents by mail or electronically of the impending lapse in coverage. A variation…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Legislation on several auto insurance issues were filed this week. HB 323 deals with auto glass and prohibits motor vehicle repair shops, their employees, or their compensated nonemployees from offering rebates, gifts, gift cards, cash, coupons, or other things of value for making an insurance glass claim. This language…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On January 15, 2019, Rep. Santiago (R) filed HB 271, a comprehensive bill on numerous pharmacy issues, prior authorization, and fail first/step therapy protocols. Many of the provisions of the bill are likely to be problematic for health insurers, HMOs, and PBMs. Some of the major components of…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Sen. Brandes (R) filed SB 328 on January 14, 2019. The bill makes numerous changes to the court system in Florida. One change of interest to insurers is the increase in the jurisdictional amount for county court from $15,000 or less to $25,000 or less for cases covered…
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By: Greenberg Traurig The House Health Market Reform Subcommittee met on January 10, 2019 to discuss the overview of the roles and responsibilities of the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) and a brief overview of the Medicaid program. The meeting packet can be found here. AHCA Overview Deputy Secretary of the Division…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The House Insurance and Banking Subcommittee held their first committee meeting on January 10, 2019. During the meeting, the committee heard presentations from various stakeholders about property insurance. The presentations provided to the committee can be viewed here. The committee heard from the following presenters: Office of Insurance Regulation…