Below is a list of insurance-related Florida legislation passed by lawmakers in the 2015 regular session. All legislation has been approved by Governor Rick Scott and became effective as of July 1, 2015. HB1133 – Florida Agent Licensing Aligns college coursework with current Florida agent pre‑licensing requirements SB 1094: Peril
Dear Fellow Floridians: This week, I’ll be speaking at the annual Florida Insurance Fraud Education Committee Conference in Orlando. This conference is the largest of its kind in the nation, and I’m proud that our Division of Insurance Fraud not only has a seat at the table, but that it
MIAMI (WSVN) — Thirty-one people have been arrested after, authorities said, they are responsible for filing false insurance claims involving 20 fires and five water damage cases totaling over $14 million in insurance fraud. The State Attorney’s Office announced their findings and arrests following Operation Flames and Floods II.
The Florida homeowners insurance market is the strongest it has been in 10 years. Florida companies, which make up a majority of this market, have built $4.5 billion in surplus, $16 billion in reinsurance capacity and renewed profitability that has created new competition in the market. As a result, Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is delaying by several months a planned expansion of its policy clearinghouse t0 make available those policies up for renewal, in order to improve the online system handling the policies. The clearinghouse was created in reform legislation passed during 2013 as part
Meenan P.A. announced today that Miriam O. Victorian, an attorney in their office, has been appointed by Florida Bar President Elect Gregory W. Coleman to serve as the Chair of the Military Affairs Committee from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015. As Chair of the Committee, she will lead