LMA NEWSLETTER March 11, 2024

Bill Watch

Recap of Week 9: End of 2024 Session

It has been a pleasure to write to you every week and share the 2024 Florida legislative happenings.  We started this session nine weeks ago with high hopes that we would see some continued revisions to Florida’s litigation statutes to close the loopholes left open in the …

A Property Insurance Rate Drop Amidst Hikes

Reinsurance’s role in rising rates

A Florida property insurance company says it will be able to lower rates for some of its customers, an incoming company to the Florida market warns that restricting cancellations will deter other carriers from writing here, plus the NAIC announces a new data call and an agreement on data sharing …

Demolishing Flood Risky Florida Property

Plus, the push for flood insurance in “non-flood zones”

A proposed law eases the way for demolition of structures along Florida’s coast that are out of compliance with the National Flood Insurance Program, Citizens Property Insurance enters stage two of its program requiring all homeowners policies have flood insurance, and the new challenge facing Florida …

Time-Out on Leaf Blower Bans

Plus, poor grades on coastline protection

A move in the Florida Legislature to block gas-powered leaf-blower bans statewide, Singer Island rebuilds again after a $2.5 million dune restoration is washed away, and a non-profit gives Florida a “D-“ grade in coastal management.  It’s all in this week’s Environmental and Engineering Digest.

Leaf-Blower Bans: The …

New Florida Focus on Healthcare

Plus, subsidized skin screenings

The Florida Legislature has passed the last of a slate of bills designed to improve healthcare access and efficient delivery, Florida’s rural communities may soon see “emergency hospitals,” and the Sunshine State becomes the second state in the nation to require some health insurance plans to cover all costs for annual …