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By: Greenberg Traurig On September 23, 2019, the inaugural meeting of the Florida Blockchain Task Force took place. CFO Patronis addressed the task force members noting the importance of their charge. The task force members elected former Rep. Ronald Brisé as Chair, and also selected Ken Lawson, Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Executive Director, to…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Tasha Carter, Florida’s newly appointed Insurance Consumer Advocate (ICA), discussed her role with members of the House Insurance and Banking Subcommittee during its September 18, 2019 meeting. Her presentation can be viewed here. Ms. Carter became the ICA on August 1st, after serving many years as head of the…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On August 30, 2019, House Speaker Jose Olivia announced committee/subcommittee chairs, vice chairs, and members for the 2020 legislative session which begins in January. The Speaker made changes to a few committee/subcommittee chairs, including the House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Chair which is changing from Rep. Cyndi Stevenson to…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel During the Cabinet meeting on July 25, 2019, the Florida Cabinet, sitting as the Financial Services Commission (FSC), approved the OIR to publish a repeal of the current rule that requires commercial general liability contracts to include defense costs within the liability limits of the contract (Rule 69O-167.007). In…