For several years, leaders in the Florida executive and legislative branches have sought regulatory and legislative changes to increase banking oversight at the state level. During the 2023 legislative session, House Bill 3...more
8/23/2024
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Bonds ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Municipalities ,
Pending Legislation ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
State Attorneys General ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
In this episode of our “Florida Capital Conversations” podcast series, policy advisors Kimberly Case, Tori Deal, Jon Steverson and Beth Vecchioli join together to discuss the 2024 regular legislative session in Florida. They...more
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on May 2, 2023, signed into law CS/CS/HB 3, which passed the Florida Legislature during the 2023 regular session and becomes effective on July 1, 2023. CS/CS/HB 3 – now codified at 2023-28, Laws of...more
7/3/2023
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Bonds ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
Governor DeSantis ,
Investment Funds ,
New Legislation ,
Public Funds ,
Public Projects ,
State Contractors ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
After several decades, Florida is back in the business of licensing captive insurance companies. On Aug. 11, 2016, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation issued a license to a nonprofit Florida corporation, pursuant to...more
9/16/2016
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Corporate Entities ,
Energy Sector ,
Florida ,
Healthcare ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Insurance Industry ,
Licenses ,
Nonprofits ,
Reinsurance ,
Tax Exempt Entities ,
Tax Exemptions
Long-term care companies in Florida need to dust off their regulatory compliance plans to see if updates are needed in light of several bills that passed during the regular legislative session of 2015. If they are signed by...more
5/28/2015
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Biologics ,
Continuing Care Retirement Communities ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Healthcare ,
Hospitals ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Nursing Homes ,
Ombudsman ,
Skilled Nursing Facility ,
Vaccinations
Prior to the start of the 2013 Florida legislative session, President Gaetz and Speaker Weatherford outlined a joint agenda that included tackling ethics, elections, campaign finance, state pensions and higher education. The...more
On September 7, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation's Board of Governors approved — subject to formal approval by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation — a Surplus Note Depopulation Program designed to encourage the...more