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By: Greenberg Traurig The Senate Appropriations Committee heard presentations on the opioid crisis during their meeting on October 12, 2017. Following is information on the meeting prepared by Greenberg Traurig: The Senate Appropriations Committee met on October 12, 2017 to hear a presentation detailing Florida’s current opioid crisis. Highlights are below, with the full presentation…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On October 10, 2017, the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee began its discussion of the assignment of benefits issue. Due to time constraints, the committee did not get very far and will continue the discussion in two weeks when the committee next meets. The Committee will continue to work…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee heard presentations from stakeholders on property insurance issues during its meeting on October 12, 2017. Most of the information provided by the presenters mirrored the information provided to the Senate Banking & Insurance Committee earlier in the week as the presenters were the…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Rep. Grall filed the House PIP repeal bill on October 10, 2017. She also filed the 2017 House PIP repeal bill. The 2017 bill did not pass. The 2018 House PIP repeal bill is different from the 2018 Senate PIP repeal bill. The House bill, HB 19, repeals…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The Senate Banking and Insurance held a committee meeting on October 10, 2017 where the committee was provided updates on Hurricane Irma from various stakeholders as follows: Update from Commissioner AltmaierSteps the OIR took ahead of the storm to prepare for the event: consumer outreach, outreach to insurers, liaison…
By: Greenberg Traurig Following is a summary of the workers’ compensation discussion held in the House Commerce Committee on October 10, 2017. The summary is provided by Greenberg Traurig. Chairman Burgess: The following persons will be providing an update regarding Workers’ Compensation: Jeff Eddinger, Senior Division Executive National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) …
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On October 4, 2017, Sen. Farmer filed another attack on the auto insurance industry. The bill filed, SB 414, prohibits insurers from using credit reports and scores for underwriting and rating for personal lines motor vehicle insurance. Sen. Farmer, a trial lawyer, has also filed bills for consideration…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On October 3, 2017, Sen. Farmer, a trial lawyer, filed SB 410 which repeals current law allowing zip code rating for auto insurance under specified conditions and as long as the rate is not excessive, inadequate, or unfairly discriminatory. The bill also prohibits insurers from using a single zip…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Sen. Hukill, a strong proponent of assignment of benefit reform in the property insurance area, filed an auto glass bill on October 3, 2017. The bill, SB 396, allows comprehensive auto policies to require an inspection of a damaged windshield before windshield repair or replacement is authorized by the…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Rep. Hager, former chair of the House Insurance Committee, filed the House retroactive denial of claims bill for 2018 (HB 217). He also sponsored the 2017 bill that passed one House committee last session. Retroactive denial of claims bills have been filed each session for the past few…