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By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel SB 404 which exempts workers’ compensation reimbursement allowances and manuals adopted by rule by DFS from legislative rule ratification unanimously passed its first committee on February 21, 2017. The bill was not amended and has two committees left. Under current law the reimbursement allowances and reimbursement manuals approved by…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The House TNC bill (HB 221), a priority of the FIC Auto Committee, passed its second and last committee on February 21, 2017 by a vote of 21-1. The bill is now eligible to be heard on the House floor whenever the Rules Committee schedules it. The lone “no”…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Bills for the 2017 Session are being filed every day. Following is a summary of bills related to property insurance filed as of February 20, 2017 that FIC is following. Notable bills filed since our last bill summary include: AOB, FIGA, and Citizens’ assessment reduction. As noted in…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Bills for the 2017 Session are being filed every day. Following is a summary of bills related to tort reform filed as of February 20, 2017 that FIC is following. Some of the bills are conducive to tort reform and some are not. The summary was prepared by…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Bills for the 2017 Session are being filed every day. Following is a summary of bills related to auto insurance filed as of February 20, 2017 that FIC is following. The summary was prepared by FIC General Counsel Katrina Callaway based on her review of the bills. Any…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Bills for the 2017 Session are being filed every day. Following is a summary of bills filed as of February 17, 2017 that FIC is following related to health insurance or healthcare. The summaries are divided into categories. The summary was prepared by FIC General Counsel Katrina Callaway…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Bills for the 2017 Session are being filed every day. Following is a summary of bills related to medical malpractice insurance filed as of February 17, 2017 that FIC is following. The summary was prepared by FIC General Counsel Katrina Callaway based on her review of the bills. …
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Bills for the 2017 Session are being filed daily. Following is a summary of bills related to life insurance filed as of February 17, 2017 that FIC is following. The summary was prepared by FIC General Counsel Katrina Callaway based on her review of the bills. Any changes…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Bills for the 2017 Session are being filed daily. Following is a summary of bills related to workers’ compensation insurance filed as of February 17, 2017 that FIC is following. Please note a bill (SB 1008) making comp claimants’ personal information confidential and exempt from Florida’ s public…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel AOB reform is the top priority of the FIC Property Committee. On February 17, 2017, the first AOB bill was filed for the 2017 Session. The bill, SB 1038, was filed by Sen. Hukill and is primarily the work product of OIR and Citizens, although the insurance industry is…