The Florida Senate has unanimously approved an amended version of the Insurer Accountability Act, removing some reporting requirements for property insurers. The amended bill would continue to bar insurers from altering adjusters’ estimates without detailing the changes. An earlier version …
The Florida House of Representatives has approved a bill that would stiffen penalties for catalytic converter theft and would make it easier to prove intent. Senate Bill 306 now goes to the governor for his signature. The full Senate also …
Auto insurance and tort-reform groups are keeping their fingers crossed after a second Florida House subcommittee approved a bill that would ban assignment-of-benefits agreements for windshield repairs, a measure that proponents hope will stem a flood of litigation aimed at …
A Florida Senate Committee spent about two hours Monday reviewing a sweeping property insurance reform bill before approving it along party lines – with no changes. All nine Republicans on the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee voted in favor of …
Florida legislative leaders posted a proclamation Tuesday painting the broad outlines of the special session scheduled to begin Monday, Dec. 12. And it quickly had tongues wagging around the industry. As expected, the proclamation from Sen. President Kathleen Passidomo and …
It hasn’t been made official by the governor’s office, but Florida legislative leaders have set a date for a second special session to tackle property insurance issues – Dec. 12 through Dec. 16. Memos from newly sworn Senate and House …
A group of contractors wasted little time in challenging the constitutionality of a law approved at the Florida Legislature’s special session last week, one the restoration companies argue singles them out and deprives them of attorney fees in assignment-of-benefits claims. …
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has not called a special session of the Legislature to tackle festering property insurance problems, but he said he welcomes the idea of legislative leaders convening lawmakers on their own. Florida’s constitution and statutes allow the …
The Florida House of Representatives on Wednesday approved its version of a bill that would increase penalties for unlicensed public adjusters and would improve the digital insurance application process. House Bill 749, sponsored by Rep. Charles Clemons, R-Newberry, also aims …
A rescue bill that aims to cut losses and litigation expenses for Florida property insurers passed a state Senate committee Monday, its last stop before a floor vote in the full Senate. But with just 11 days remaining in the …
