I follow several Florida insurance agents and their dedication to their customers and the overall insurance market. One of these agent leaders is Jake Holehouse whose dad was an icon in the industry. I have known Jake since he was …
Insurance and related bills continue to see steady progress in the Florida Legislature, as we enter the last three scheduled weeks of the session. The House and Senate bills …
For Easter Sunday, we had a house full of legislative folks, regulatory experts and others who were debating all things Florida property insurance. One side of the room (figuratively) said that those who regulate insurance companies should do so with …
The Florida House has now joined the Senate in offering up its own bill titled “Insurer Accountability.” The measures are intended to increase accountability and transparency of insurance companies …
At this midway point of the Florida legislative session, there was a one-sentence bill released this past Friday by the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee that will have a …
Governor DeSantis this past Friday morning signed into law a tort reform bill passed the night before by the legislature designed to reverse Florida’s out of control litigation environment. The …
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 …
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 …
Tort reform bills in both chambers of the Florida Legislature are still undergoing negotiation and change in an effort to fix Florida’s “toxic lawsuit environment” by reducing nonessential lawsuits …
Florida’s 40 state Senators and 119 state Representatives (the 120th seat is open pending a special election) return to Tallahassee today to begin the regular 60-day legislative session. The Senate and House chambers …
