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Popular Insurance News
Citizens-depopulation bill sneaks through to Scott before adjournment
(Palm Beach Post)
Differences in Uber, Lyft bills coming to a head
(Political Fix Florida)
Small cat fund insurance hike approved
(Sun-Sentinel)
State storm fund gets OK for offshore deal over protests it ups costs
(Palm Beach Post)
Bills upping the pension tension
(Other Source)
Florida House, Senate split on insurance requirements for Uber, Lyft
(Palm Beach Post)
Florida legislative 'food fight' averted: Rental car proposal appears dead
(Bradenton Herald)

Popular Insurance Bills
SB 1298 Minimum Insurance Requirements
SB 0478 Telehealth
SB 7044 Health Insurance Affordability Exchange
HB 0165 Property and Casualty Insurance
HB 0681 Health Insurance Coverage for Emergency Services
SB 0516 Health Insurance Coverage for Emergency Services
SB 0258 Property and Casualty Insurance
SB 1094 Peril of Flood
HB 1127 Insurance Fraud
SB 1064 Insurance Claims
Insurance Bills On The Move
SB 0678 Reciprocal Insurers
HOUSE Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
SB 0520 Long-term Care Insurance
SENATE Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
HB 0491 Property Insurance Appraisal Umpires and Property Insurance Appraisers
SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Banking and Insurance; Appropriations
HB 0273 Insurer Notifications
HOUSE Ordered enrolled
HB 0233 Insurance
HOUSE Substituted for SB 0252; Laid on Table, Refer to SB 0252
SB 0252 Insurance
SENATE Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
SB 0240 Driver Licenses and Identification Cards
SENATE Read Second Time; Substituted for HB 0027; Laid on Table, Refer to HB 0027
SB 0202 Insurer Notifications
SENATE Read Third Time; Substituted for HB 0273; Laid on Table, Refer to HB 0273
HB 0053 Florida Catastrophic Storm Risk Management Center
HOUSE Now in Regulatory Affairs Committee
HB 1085 Insurer Solvency
HOUSE Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

Topic: Sinkholes

2014 Session Summary: Insurance

 
by Florida Current Staff - 13 months ago - +
Lawmakers approved a plan to entice more private companies to underwrite flood insurance but major legislation to reduce the size of the Cat Fund and significantly rollback coverage in Citizens Property Insurance Corp. didn't pass.

Citizens sinkhole program revived by House

by Gray Rohrer - 13 months ago - +
The latest sinkhole bill, which was inserted into HB 375 after being thwarted in the Senate last week, calls on Citizens Property Insurance Corp. to develop a program requiring customers to choose from a list of vendors for sinkhole repairs.

Senate readies bill to shrink Citizens but sinkhole attempt stuffed

by Gray Rohrer - 13 months ago - +
Sen. Latvala blocks move to put sinkhole repair program in a Citizens depopulation bill. The sponsor withdrew the amendment but warned it could come up again.

House passes Citizens sinkhole repair program bill

by Gray Rohrer - 14 months ago - +
HB 129 requires Citizens Property Insurance Corp. customers to choose from among company-approved vendors to repair sinkhole damages.

House preps Citizens sinkhole bill for final vote

by Gray Rohrer - 14 months ago - +
The bill, HB 129, requires Citizens Property Insurance Corp. customers to use vendors approved by the state-run insurer to fix sinkhole damage to a home and could come up for a floor vote in the House as soon as Friday.

Rep. Corcoran seeking carve-out for favored company in Citizens sinkhole bill

by Gray Rohrer - 14 months ago - +
Rep. Richard Corcoran wants to add an amendment to HB 129 preventing Citizens Property Insurance Corp. from excluding Advanced Pier Technology on its preferred vendor list for sinkhole repairs even though the company is currently being sued for inflating the cost of repairs.

Citizens sinkhole repair bill heads to House floor

by Gray Rohrer - 14 months ago - +
State-run Citizens Property Insurance Corp. continues to clash with trial lawyers over legislation to compel Citizens customers to choose from vendors approved by the company to repair sinkhole damages.

House preps insurance grab-bag bill

by Gray Rohrer - 14 months ago - +
Insurance "train" bill chugging along after dying in the last week of last year's session. It includes doing away with a mandate that companies inform homeowners before hurricane season if their policy will not be renewed.

Report: Florida had second-highest property insurance rate hikes last year

by Gray Rohrer - 15 months ago - +
An insurance consulting firm's report shows Florida homeowners had an average statewide rate increase of 11 percent last year, but rates have come down slightly for some companies this year.

Sinkhole bill clears Senate panel but still faces hurdles

by Gray Rohrer - 15 months ago - +
The bill would require Citizens Property Insurance Corp. customers to use company-approved contractors to fix sinkhole damages to their homes.

State Farm seeking new homeowners' policies in Florida again

by Gray Rohrer - 15 months ago - +
The insurance company will start writing new homeowners' and renters' policies on a "limited basis" in the coming months, four years after it threatened to quit the state altogether.

Citizens sinkhole repair bill begins House trek

by Gray Rohrer - 16 months ago - +
The bill would require Citizens Property Insurance Corp. policyholders to go through contractors approved by the company when seeking repairs for sinkhole damage.

Bill to move sinkhole claims through Citizens-approved contractors clears Senate panel

by Gray Rohrer - 16 months ago - +
Sen. Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby, is backing a bill to set up a program aimed at getting Citizens Property Insurance Corp. policyholders to use sinkhole claims awards to pay for repairs to the home.

No more fast track review for residential property insurance policies

by Gray Rohrer - 16 months ago - +
Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty allowed an order authorizing fast-track changes to policies to expire Dec. 31. Regulators believe they have enough resources to prevent another backlog of "form filings" from piling up.

Calm hurricane season over, but rocky waters ahead for Florida insurance scene

by Gray Rohrer - 19 months ago - +

Citizens changes tack, will cover homes with prior sinkhole claims

by Gray Rohrer - 19 months ago - +

Regulators OK rate increases for Citizens policies

by Gray Rohrer - 21 months ago - +

Citizens asks regulators for 6.6 percent rate increase

by Gray Rohrer - 22 months ago - +

CFO Atwater pushes regulators on property insurance costs

by Gray Rohrer - 23 months ago - +

Week in Review for June 21, 2013

by Florida Current Staff - 24 months ago - +
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