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By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The Department of Financial Services (DFS) clean up package, HB 925, returned to the House on May 3, 2017 so the House can consider the changes made to the bill by the Senate. If they approve the changes, the amended bill will go to Governor Scott for signature. …
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On April 26, 2017, the House unanimously passed HB 911, the omnibus adjuster licensing and regulation bill and sent it to the Senate for consideration. The Senate heard the bill on the floor on May 3, 2017, and substituted the House bill for the Senate bill as the bills…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The full House unanimously approved the Department of Financial Services (DFS) agency package on April 20, 2017 and sent the bill to the Senate. The Senate heard the bill on the floor for the first time on May 2, 2017 and amended the bill (amendment #658314) to replace the…
by: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On April 26, 2017, the House unanimously passed HB 911, the omnibus adjuster licensing and regulation bill and sent it to the Senate for consideration. The Senate companion, SB 922, has cleared all its committees and is waiting to be heard on the Senate floor. The House and Senate…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On April 25, 2017, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved the omnibus adjuster licensing and regulation bill, SB 922 after adopting a delete everything amendment to remove the bill’s provisions requiring licensing of adjusting firms consistent with licensing of insurance agencies is also required by the bill. The bill sponsor…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The full House unanimously approved the Department of Financial Services (DFS) agency package on April 20, 2017. And, on the same day, the Senate voted the companion bill out of its last committee. Thus, it is very likely the DFS agency bill will pass this year. The…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The Department of Financial Services (DFS) agency package is ready for approval by the full House after being heard on the floor for the first time on April 19, 2017. The vote could come as soon as April 20, 2017. The Senate companion, SB 986, is set for…
By: Sam Miller, FIC ConsultantSB 922 Insurance Adjusters — by Garcia 687430 by Garcia A package amending regulations on public adjusters and other adjusters was approved April 18 by the Senate General Government Appropriations Subcommittee and sent to the full Appropriations Committee. It was amended to conform to the House package HB 911, according to…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On April 6, 2017, the House Commerce Committee approved the omnibus adjuster licensing and regulation bill, HB 911 with one amendment. The bill will now be heard on the House floor when set by the Rules Committee. The bill is primarily supported by the Florida Association of Professional…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On April 3, 2017, the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee approved the omnibus adjuster licensing and regulation bill, SB 922 after adopting a delete everything amendment to conform the Senate bill to the House bill. Thus, the House and Senate bills are now the same. The Senate bill has…