Here at LMA we’ve been closely covering Florida’s ongoing condominium problem and have new developments to report. At issue are state laws passed two years ago that address condo safety by requiring milestone …
The slow and interrupted pace of the past two months of Florida legislative committee meetings yielded an avalanche of bills in the last two weeks prior to this past Friday’s filing deadline, including several shocking bills that …
As you’ll read in this newsletter, this past week was very interesting and eventful on the Florida legislative and regulatory front, and this new week promises to hold its own intrigue. Last Monday, the Governor released his proposed budget for …
With five weeks to go before the start of the regular 60-day Florida legislative session, some insurance bills are now being filed. One would further restrict bad-faith claims and public adjuster conduct, another would increase policyholder …
The Florida House of Representatives and Senate will convene at 10:30am today (January 27) for a special session called by the Governor. The question around the Capitol for the past two weeks has been will they or won’t they take …
Happy New Year! Today starts several committee meetings kicking off the 2025 Florida legislative session season. Committee weeks will occur through the end of February and session starts March 4 for 60 days. So far, there are no insurance bills …
One of the issues the Florida Legislature will surely address in its upcoming 2025 session is the ongoing challenge to condominium living. As we’ve reported, many owners are finding themselves between a rock and …
Florida Insurance Commissioner Michael Yaworsky is asking the state legislature to hold-off on any further property insurance reforms as the head of Citizens Property Insurance warns of an effort to roll-back consumer property …
The Florida Legislature met at the Capitol last week for its organization session with many newly-elected members. The state’s property insurance market was a prominent theme in speeches by the two new leaders of the Florida …
With the election over (and the Republicans maintaining their supermajority in both chambers) the Florida Legislature’s Organization Session is set for next Tuesday, November 19 in Tallahassee. This is a one-day event, mostly festive, to formally select …
