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By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel HB 1029 allows insurers to give insureds, prospective insureds, or others more advertising or promotional items with a higher value than allowed under current law. The bill passed its last committee, House Commerce, on April 6, 2017 with one amendment and will be heard on the House floor when…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The Department of Financial Services (DFS) supported insurer insolvency bill passed its last House committee on April 6, 2017. The bill is a key priority of Florida’s CFO Jeff Atwater and enhances the DFS Division of Rehabilitation & Liquidation’s ability to deal with insolvencies. The bill is highly technical…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The House bill to shield workers’ comp claimant identifying information from claimant’s attorneys to prevent solicitation is moving quickly through its House committees. It passed its last committee on April 6, 2017 with one amendment. It will be heard on the floor at the discretion of the Rules Committee. …
By: Sam Miller, FIC Consultant SB 340 Transportation Network Companies — by BrandesLee amendment which was withdrawn: 761146 PDF HB 221 Transportation Network Companies — by SprowlsHOUSE Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 115 Yeas / 0 Nays) “The end of the runway” is in sight” after four years of struggle, Sen. Jeff Brandes said, as…
By: Sam Miller, FIC Consultant A House-passed bill making it easier to transfer homeowners policies within the same insurance group will be going to the full Senate soon. The bill (CS/SB 812) was approved by its last committee of reference, the Senate Rules Committee, April 6. It will go to the full Senate at the…
By: Sam Miller, FIC ConsultantSB 404 Legislative Ratification — by SimmonsSimmons 546448 PDF The full Senate may soon may take up a bill ratifying the 2016 manuals on workers’ compensation reimbursement levels for hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers. It will not, apparently, consider a bill repealing the legislative ratification requirement. The Senate Rules Committee April…
By: Sam Miller, FIC ConsultantSB 182 Consumer Protection from Nonmedical Changes to Prescription Drug Formularies (Mayfield) Health insurance rates could go up because of bills freezing prescription drug formularies during the 12-month contract year, Associated Industries of Florida is warning. Forty doctor and patient advocacy groups still support the measure, which continues to move through…
By: Greenberg Traurig, FIC Lobbyist Following is a report prepared by staff at Greenberg Traurig about the committee hearing on the Senate insurance omnibus bill, SB 454 that passed Senate Appropriations, on April 5, 2017. The House companion, HB 359, will be heard in its last committee on April 6, 2017. Senate Appropriations CommitteeWednesday, April…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel HB 601 sets out minimum operating requirements for personal delivery devices (PDDs) which are low mass, low speed, electronic devices that travel on sidewalks for delivery of goods and property. The bill passed the full House on April 5, 2017 with a vote of 115-0. The insurance part of…