Category Archives: Agents and Agencies

FIC: Temporary Agent Licensing Update

CFO Patronis Statement on Passage of DFS Agency Bill From Senate Committee

CFO Patronis Statement on Passage of DFS Agency Bill From Senate Committee TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis issued a statement on Tuesday’s passage of SB 1404 by Senator Keith Perry, which is the Department of Financial Services agency bill, out of the Senate Appropriations Committee. The bill moves next to…

FIC: DFS Bill With Licensing Changes Signed By Governor DeSantis

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Governor Ron DeSantis signed the Department of Financial Services (DFS) agency package (HB 1393) on June 25, 2019.  The bill takes effect July 1, 2019. The DFS agency package makes changes in several areas administered or regulated by DFS. Most of the changes made in the bill are not…

FIC: DFS Bill Without Luxury TNCs and Surplus Lines Flood Passes

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The Department of Financial Services (DFS) agency package (HB 1393) gained final passage from the Florida Legislature on May 1, 2019 when the House approved the three amendments the Senate sent to them and then passed the bill with a vote of 112-2.   The House originally passed the…

FIC: DFS Bill Without Luxury TNCs and Surplus Lines Flood Sent Back To House

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The Department of Financial Services (DFS) agency package (HB 1393) passed the House last week and was sent to the Senate for approval.  The Senate made changes to the House bill sent to them when it was heard on the Senate floor on April 29, 2019. The Senate removed…

FIC: DFS Bill Stripped Of Luxury TNCs and Surplus Lines Flood Provisions In Senate

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The Department of Financial Services (DFS) agency package (HB 1393) passed the House last week and was sent to the Senate for approval.  On April 29, 2019, via floor amendments, the Senate removed or amended some of the provisions in the House bill and will send it back to…

GT: Department of Financial Services’ Legislative Package

By Greenberg Traurig, P.A. Department of Financial Services’ Legislative Package – HB 1393 by Rep. Chuck Clemons (R- ) – The bill was approved after adopting the following insurance-related amendments: Extending the sunset from 2019 to 2025, the provision in law that allows surplus lines insurers to offer flood insurance.Clarifying that luxury ground transportation network…