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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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If you are not a FIC Member, please email Vicky Dingwell at vdingwell@flains.org.
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…
By: Greenberg Traurig The Senate Community Affairs Committee met on January 8, 2019 to hear a presentation on the Florida Building Code. Following are notes on the presentation prepared by staff of the Greenberg Traurig law firm. Presentation on the Florida Building Code by the Florida Building Commission By Tom Campbell- Executive Director for the…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel For the second Session in a row, a genetic testing bill related to life insurance has been filed by Sen. Bean (R). The bill filed for 2019 is the essentially same as the last iteration of the Senate genetic testing bill filed in 2018 by Sen. Bean. SB…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel During the first meeting of the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee, committee chairman Sen. Doug Broxson (R) announced to the committee that one of his priority issues for 2019 was post-loss assignment of benefits reform. He stated he wanted a frank and honest discussion of the issue. He further…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The state’s recovery from Hurricane Michael related to insurance was discussed by the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee during their first committee hearing held on January 7, 2019. No action was taken by the Committee. The committee heard from the following: Office of Insurance Regulation Department of Financial Services…