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By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The insurance omnibus bill, HB 465, was signed by Florida Governor Rick Scott on March 30, 2018. The bill took effect on March 30th when it was signed. The bill makes changes to a variety of insurance laws as follows: Auto Policy Cancellation Using Intelligent Mail Tracking: Allows…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On March 23, 2018, Florida Governor Rick Scott signed the 2018 construction defect bill into law. HB 875 further clarifies when the date of completion of a construction contract is for purposes of both the statute of limitations and statute of repose. It provides that a construction contract is…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel This year’s insurance omnibus bill, HB 465 passed the House on March 5, 2018 by a vote of 113-1 and passed the Senate on March 9, 2018 by a vote of 38-0. The bill will now be sent to the Governor for approval and signature. He has 15…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel HB 483 allows insurers and insurance agents to give additional types of promotional and advertising gifts and changes the amount of these gifts to $100/year, rather than $25/gift. The bill passed the full legislature on March 9, 2018 when the Senate approved it by a vote of 38-0. …
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel HB 875 clarifies when a construction contract is complete for construction defect claim purposes. The House passed HB 875 with a vote of 112-0 on February 21, 2018. On March 9, 2018, the Senate passed the bill with a vote of 38-0. The bill now goes to Governor…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel This year’s insurance omnibus bill, HB 465 passed the House on March 5, 2018 by a vote of 113-1. On March 8, 2018, the bill was heard by the Senate on special order. An amendment restructuring the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund was withdrawn. The House bill was then…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel HB 483 allows insurers and insurance agents to give additional types of promotional and advertising gifts and changes the amount of these gifts to $100/year, rather than $25/gift. The bill is poised for passage after passing the House on February 14, 2018 with a vote of 114-0. The…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel HB 875 clarifies when a construction contract is complete for construction defect claim purposes. The bill is one vote away from passage and we expect the Senate will cast that vote on March 9, 2018. The House passed HB 875 with a vote of 112-0 on February 21, 2018. …
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel This year’s insurance omnibus bill, HB 465 passed the House on March 5, 2018 by a vote of 113-1. The bill now goes to the Senate for consideration and approval. Because the Senate bill has three provisions in it that are not in the House bill, the Senate…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel This year’s insurance omnibus bill, HB 465 and SB 784, moved closer to passage on March 2, 2018 when the bill passed its last Senate committee and was heard on the House floor on special order. The House will likely vote on the bill the next time they are…