Tallahassee, Fla. – Meenan P.A., a Tallahassee law firm specializing in regulatory and legislative affairs, today announced that Stephen C. Burgess has joined the firm to serve in an “Of Counsel” capacity and Sarah Niewold has joined the firm as an associate. Stephen Burgess, the former Consumer Advocate for the
Of the 130 news laws that took effect on July 1, several of them impact insurance: Flood Insurance: SB 1094 intended to provide flexible insurance options for flood coverage. Drones: SB 766 prohibits the use of aerial drones to capture images that could infringe on the privacy of property owners
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) is reviewing ACA plan filings that were due on May 15 to determine whether there is discrimination in coverage of HIV prescription drugs under the plan formularies. In a memo (attached) issued by OIR on March 25, OIR directed insurers to refer to
In a 6-3 ruling, Justice Roberts authored the majority opinion, writing that: “Congress passed the Affordable Care Act to improve health insurance markets, not to destroy them. If at all possible, we must interpret the Act in a way that is consistent with the former, and avoids the latter. Section
On June 9, 2015, the Texas Attorney General’s Office released a response to State Senator Kevin P. Eltife’s request for clarification of state law governing refunds payable in the event of the cancellation of a service contract. State law, as amended during the 2011 legislative session, provides that a service
The Florida Supreme Court held that Counties may not use the Tourist Development Tax to tax On-Line Travel Companies, like Expedia, the total monetary amount charged to secure hotel reservations. Counties may only tax the actual amount that the On-Line Travel Company pays for the hotel reservation. Alachua Cnty, et
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Dads are the best, but they’re not quite perfect. In fact, sometimes they can make some pretty whopping mistakes. It’s not hard to imagine a dad showing off for Father’s Day by insisting he doesn’t need help hanging his brand-new flat screen TV – only to send
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., May 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — This month more than 3 million students will earn their high school diploma and an additional 1 million will graduate from college with a bachelor’s degree. Across the country, family and friends will gather with these proud graduates to celebrate and treat themselves to
House Bill 273 by Representative Perry (SB 202) is heading to the Governor’s desk. The bill allows a policyholder to affirmatively elect to receive their policy documents including notices electronically, requires that an agent must receive a sample copy of any “Notice of Policy Change” sent by an insurer to
Tim Meenan has penned an article which highlights recent legislation impacting the F&I office for industry trade publication Providers and Administrators Magazine. A copy of the article can be found here.