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Author Archives: Vicky Dingwell

FIC: DFS Bill With Public Adjuster & Mediation Changes Approved

Agents and AgenciesBy Vicky DingwellApril 2, 2019

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel   The House Department of Financial Services (DFS) agency package passed another committee this week.  HB 1393 passed its second House committee on April 1, 2019 with one amendment to remove a change related to unclaimed property that had a negative fiscal impact.  The bill has one committee left.…

FIC: Building Commission Reduction Clears First Senate Committee

Property and CasualtyBy Vicky DingwellApril 2, 2019

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel   SB 1640, the Senate professional license deregulation package, was approved by its first committee of reference on April 2, 2019 with a strike all amendment.   The Senate bill has two committees left.  The House bill is in its last committee.     The professional license deregulation bill appears…

FIC: Vulnerable Investor Bill In Last Senate Committee

LifeBy Vicky DingwellApril 2, 2019

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel   The Senate both moved their vulnerable investor protection bill in committee for the second week in a row.   SB 1466, passed its second committee on April 1, 2019 with a strike all amendment that kept the substance of the bill, but made some minor changes.  The Senate…

FIC: Health Mandate For Enteral Formula Moves Again In Senate

HealthBy Vicky DingwellApril 2, 2019

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel   On April 2, 2019, the Senate passed their bill to expand the current state group health insurance mandate for enteral formulas out of its second committee.  The bill was not amended and has one committee left.   The House and Senate are taking different approaches this year on…

FIC: Omnibus Insurance Bill With Life Lapse Significantly Amended

GeneralBy Vicky DingwellApril 2, 2019

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel   The Senate omnibus insurance bill (SB 714) cleared its second committee on April 1, 2019 when the Senate Judiciary Committee approved it.  A strike all amendment (791632) was adopted by the committee to add numerous issues to the Senate bill to more closely match it with the House…

FIC: Comp Reform With Fee Reform Postponed Again By Senate Committee

Workers' CompensationBy Vicky DingwellApril 2, 2019

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel After spending an hour amending the workers’ comp bill and taking public testimony on it, the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee postponed a vote on their workers’ comp bill.  This is the second time a vote has been postponed – both times because the sponsor did not have enough…

FIC: Life Insurance Genetic Testing Postponed In Senate

LifeBy Vicky DingwellApril 2, 2019

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Saying he wanted more time to negotiate a compromise with the stakeholders, the Senator sponsoring the genetic testing bill asked that the bill (SB 258) be postponed during its committee hearing on April 1, 2019.  The bill will likely be heard next Monday when the committee next meets. The…

FIC: PIP Repeal Bill Passes Senate Committee

AutomobileBy Vicky DingwellApril 2, 2019

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel SB 1052, one of the two Senate PIP repeal bills, passed its second committee on April 1, 2019 by a vote of 5-3.  The other Senate PIP repeal bill has not yet been heard in committee, so is likely dead for this Session.  The House PIP repeal bill has…

FIC: Direct Primary Care Expansion Clears Senate Committee

HealthBy Vicky DingwellApril 1, 2019

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel SB 1520 expands direct primary care The bill changes all statutory references of “direct primary care” to “direct health care” which authorizes direct care to be for medical services, including dental services, that are not only primary care.  It maintains current law that direct health care agreements are not…

FIC: Essential Health Benefits In Last Senate Committee

HealthBy Vicky DingwellApril 1, 2019

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel SB 418, the Senate essential health benefits bill, is now in its last committee after passing the Senate Health Policy Committee on April 1, 2019.  It was not amended by the Committee. The essential health benefits part of the bill provides more health insurance options for Floridians by permitting…

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