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By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel HB 875 clarifies when a construction contract is complete for construction defect claim purposes. The House passed HB 875 with a vote of 112-0 on February 21, 2018. On March 9, 2018, the Senate passed the bill with a vote of 38-0. The bill now goes to Governor…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel HB 533 allows auto organizations to condition insurance on membership in the organization. The bill passed the House on January 31, 2018 by a vote of 110-0. The Senate amended the bill and then passed it back to the House for approval of the amendment. The House approved…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel This year’s insurance omnibus bill, HB 465 passed the House on March 5, 2018 by a vote of 113-1. On March 8, 2018, the bill was heard by the Senate on special order. An amendment restructuring the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund was withdrawn. The House bill was then…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel HB 533 allows auto organizations to condition insurance on membership in the organization. The bill passed the House on January 31, 2018 by a vote of 110-0. The Senate heard the bill on special order on March 8, 2018, substituted the House bill for the Senate bill, amended…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel HB 37 defines and establishes parameters on direct primary care. The bill passed the House on January 25, 2018 with a vote of 97-10 and passed the Senate on March 8, 2018 with a vote of 38-0. The bill now goes to Governor Rick Scott for approval. We…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The House passed HB 351, the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) bill on March 1, 2018 by a vote of 115-0. The Senate passed the bill on March 8, 2018 with a vote of 37-0. The bill now heads to the Governor for signature. We expect he will sign…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel HB 483 allows insurers and insurance agents to give additional types of promotional and advertising gifts and changes the amount of these gifts to $100/year, rather than $25/gift. The bill is poised for passage after passing the House on February 14, 2018 with a vote of 114-0. The…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel HB 875 clarifies when a construction contract is complete for construction defect claim purposes. The bill is one vote away from passage and we expect the Senate will cast that vote on March 9, 2018. The House passed HB 875 with a vote of 112-0 on February 21, 2018. …
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel HB 1073, the Department of Financial Services (DFS) agency bill with changes to MGA licensure, exchange of business, life agent, and other insurance laws, is heading to the Governor for signature. The House passed the bill on March 1, 2018 by a vote of 113-0. The Senate passed…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The public records exemption in current law for proprietary business information provided by insurers in the private market to Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Citizens) for use in the Citizens Clearinghouse will continue to apply after the passage of HB 7097 during the 2018 legislative session. The bill passed…