Week 6, 2012 - nine insurance bills move in House

This past week saw a flurry of activity on insurance legislation in the Florida House and virtually none in the Senate. Nine bill were passed in the House or approved in their last House committee during week 6.

This brings to sixteen for the session, the number of bills that have passed the House or all required House committees. With one exception, however, none are ready for full Senate action.

Mid-session report - week 5, 2012

The middle of week 5 marked the mid-point of Florida’s 2012 legislative session. Of the 30 or so insurance measures I have been following, 11 inched forward last week.

There are now four weeks left to go, with the session scheduled to end on March 9, 2012. Below is a combined week 5 update and mid-term report on a select dozen insurance matters – four of the more controversial issues still kicking around, four bills that seem poised for passage (eventually), and four that appear dead for the session.

Week 3 insurance recap (2012 session): bad faith fails; but advancement on large list, including PIP, Citizens, title insurance, warranty, Medicare, commercial, property, and motor vehicle

With one very notable exception, this was a good week for insurance legislation in Tallahassee, Florida. Below is a summary of committee action on 9 important and minor measures during week 3 (2012 legislative session).

Title insurance legislation alive in the 2012 session

Two measures related to title insurance are working their way through the committee process early in the 2012 Florida Legislative Session, with both being approved this week in their first Senate committee hearing.

"Title Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2011" - bills filed

Adding to an already long list of pending P&C legislation is a bill to reform title insurance.  The "Title Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2011" is contained in a House bill, HB 1229. A Senate bill on title insurance, SB 1468, is less comprehensive.

The House bill would: