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 …
Plus, consumers giving higher marks to property insurers
Florida’s new wind mitigation forms and discounts continue to evolve, the federal government eases rules on insurance coverage for roofs on properties seeking federally-backed mortgages, and a new JD Power study reflects …
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 …
Workers’ Comp drug rule to continue
January’s two deep freezes have caused more Florida crop damage than the previous 3 years of hurricanes combined, an appeals court stops efforts that would have allowed doctors to prescribe medication in workers’ compensation …
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 …
Plus, pushback on wind mitigation regulation
An early end to a hurricane assessment fee on Florida property insurance policies, the “big ask” that Florida regulators are making to insurance companies, a new crackdown on unlicensed warranty companies in the Sunshine …