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By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel SB 204 filed by Sen. Passidomo for the 2017 Session defines the date of completion of a construction contract to be used when determining the start of the statute of limitations and state of repose in construction defect cases. It is very similar to bills filed last year that…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On January 12, 2017, the Senate Appropriation Committee was scheduled to hear testimony from the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (FHCF) and Citizens Property Insurance Corporation about their financial status and outlook. However, the Committee ran out of time before hearing the scheduled testimony. The Committee next meets on January…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee took testimony from stakeholders in the AOB dispute during their first committee meeting on January 11, 2017. The House committee meeting came one day after AOB debate began in the Senate Banking & Insurance Committee. Like in the Senate, the House meeting became…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Bills regulating transportation network companies (TNCs) were filed on January 11, 2017. The text of the bills, HB 221 and SB 340, can be found here: SB 340 and HB 221. The TNC bills filed for 2017 are comprehensive TNC bills covering the insurance requirements for TNCs and also…
By: Greenberg Traurig As a result of legislation sponsored by Rep. Chris Sprowls (R-Clearwater) during the 2016 Legislative Session, Chapter 2016-240, Laws of Florida, was enacted directing the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), the Department Health (DOH), and the Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) to survey licensed state health care facilities, professionals, and health…