Florida Senate

• Florida Bill to Erase Tax Credits Opposed by Industry

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 25, 2013

  The insurance industry in Florida has banded together to urge the Florida House of Representatives to repeal a bill to rescind a tax credit on insurance companies’ payrolls.

• New Florida Citizens Assessment Bill Could Attract New Capital

  By Fred Karlinsky, Katherine Scott Webb and Richard J. Fidei  |  April 9, 2012

  New Florida legislation, if signed into law by Gov. Rick Scott, would provide relief to the state's private market insurers and potentially attract new private capital to the Sunshine State.

• Florida House Passes PIP Bill; Will Senate Follow?

  By Christina Bramlet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 5, 2012

  Florida lawmakers push for PIP reform in the waning days of the current legislative session, which ends on March 9.

• Fla. Legislature Passes Property-Insurance Reform Bill

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 6, 2011

  Insurer groups hailed the Florida Legislature’s passage of a wide-ranging property bill and have called on the governor to sign the legislation into law.

• Florida Property Bill SB 408 Passes Full Senate

  By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 28, 2011

  In a debate that included sinkholes, profits, “the American way” and—improbably—hens and eggs, the Florida Senate passed SB 408 today.

• Florida’s Property Insurance Bill Advances

  By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 6, 2011

  Florida’s property insurance reform bill SB 408 received approval on April 5 from its final Senate committee. In its wake came a frenzy of negative media coverage.

• Summer Months May Mean Heavy Legislative Lifting for NRRA Preparation

  April 6, 2011

  The Non-Admitted and Reinsurance Reform Act, which brings change for Florida’s surplus lines marketplace with regard to tax allocation, surplus lines insurer eligibility requirements, and more, is set to take effect July 21.

• Florida Grows, and Prepares for Redistricting Battle

  By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 20, 2011

  While Florida's census numbers are interesting, the real intrigue centers on how these statistics will factor into the 2012 legislative redistricting process.

• Fla. Lawmakers To Consider Flurry Of Insurance Bills This Session

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 11, 2011

  Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos opened the 2011 State Legislative Session late last week, beginning a new round in the reform fight for the insurance industry.

• Massive Insurance Reform Bills Confront Florida Lawmakers

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 8, 2011

  Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos threw down a gavel today to open the 2011 State Legislative Session, beginning a new round in the reform fight for the insurance industry.

• Fla. Senate Examines Sinkholes; Outlines Ideas for Lawmakers

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 7, 2011

  The Florida Senate's Banking and Insurance Committee has weighed in on the sinkhole issue, proposing a set of recommendations for lawmakers when they meet later this year.

• Florida Senate Issues Sinkhole Report

  By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com, Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 3, 2011

  The Florida Senate issued its Interim Report 2011-104 on "Issues Relating to Sinkhole Insurance" today.

• Florida's Sinking Property Insurance Profits

  By Staff Writer  |  November 1, 2010

  As the 2010 Hurricane Season wanes, another non-weather-related cost driver has been eroding what should have been a positive bottom line for Florida's property insurance industry.

• For Insurers, It Is Not Just About Rate Hikes

  By Gary Fineout  |  May 1, 2010

  Once again the fate of the property insurance market appears to be completely in the hands of Charlie Crist.

• Property Bill Now Up to House

  By Staff Writer  |  April 30, 2010

  Amended property bill back to the House after Senate approval.

• A History of Florida Surplus Lines -- Serving Our Clients for Over a Century

  By Ron Gabor  |  April 1, 2010

  A discussion of the history of insurance in the U.S. always seems to start with the beginnings of Lloyd's of London.