Last week, there were major public policy issues debated in the legislature, including expansion of school vouchers and tort reform. Regarding the tort reform bill, House Judiciary Chair Tommy Gregory and Representative Tom Fabricio led the HB 837 debate on the House floor this past Friday. The 40-page bill begged many questions among the hundreds …
LMA NEWSLETTER March 20, 2023
Bill Watch
Recap of Week 2 & Preview of Week 3 of Session
This past week in the legislature saw one of the first “marathon” committee meetings of this session regarding high-rise condominium inspections and tort reform. The Senate Fiscal Policy Committee on Thursday was scheduled to meet for three hours and instead met for seven hours …
Pick-up in Lawsuits Ahead of Tort Reform
Plus, the “reinsurance bridge” to stability
Signs of a spike in filed lawsuits to get ahead of expected tort reform, the need for a reinsurance bridge to weather this upcoming hurricane season as Citizens Insurance makes a tough reinsurance buy, Hurricane Ian claims approach $14 billion, plus our now official insurance commissioner. It’s all in …
Hurricane Ian Recovery
Damage could top $113 billion
Nearly six months after Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida and $7 billion later in response and recovery spending, clean-up continues with more than 600 families still in hotel rooms.
FEMA reports that $6.97 billion in federal funding has been spent to date helping Floridians recover from Ian, which came …