Cat Fund increase ahead
Property insurance rates and premiums really are going down for most Florida homeowners, the Cat Fund is poised to increase rates on reinsurance it provides to property insurance companies, plus Florida regulators release a batch of …
Recap of Week 9 & Adjournment of Session (published March 16, 2026)
Leaders of the Florida House and Senate will spend this and the next few weeks figuring out how to bridge a $1.4 billion gap that exists between their …
Recap of Week 9 & Adjournment of Session
Leaders of the Florida House and Senate will spend this and the next few weeks figuring out how to bridge a $1.4 billion gap that exists between their two chambers’ proposals for …
Citizens Property Insurance now actuarially sound
The feds approve a disaster declaration for Florida agriculture, auto insurance rates in Florida take another dive, the state’s insurer of last resort now has actuarially sound rates in key lines, plus the legislature …
Recap of Week 8 & Preview of Week 9 of Session

In a repeat of last year’s session, the Florida Legislature will not be ending its regular 60-day session on time this coming Friday for lack of agreement on a …
Recap of Week 7 & Preview of Week 8 of Session
With no budget conferences held this past weekend between the two chambers of the Florida Legislature, long time lobbyists and legislators agree that it’s unlikely the session will end …
Recap of Week 6 & Preview of Week 7 of Session
Lawmakers begin their last third of the legislative session today – or do they? While each passed its own budget proposal last week (and there is a relatively modest …
Recap of Week 5 & Preview of Week 6 of Session
The Florida House of Representatives worked through yesterday’s President’s Day holiday and the Senate will join them this morning to begin ironing-out differences in the two chambers’ state budget …
Recap of Week 4 & Preview of Week 5 of Session
Senate President Ben Albritton has made it clear that he expects there will be no major property insurance law changes from this legislative session. He said so just a …
Recap of Week 3 & Preview of Week 4 of Session
Bills that haven’t had their first committee hearing by the end of this week are extremely unlikely to be considered this session, as we will have passed the half-way …