Floridian Partners Adds Herrera to Serve Clients in Insurance & Beyond
Tallahassee, Fla. – Floridian Partners today announced the addition of Daniela Herrera to the firm. Herrera joins from the Florida House of Representatives, where she served as legal counsel to the Insurance and Banking Subcommittee. She will expand the firm’s legislative and regulatory practice in insurance, financial services, and other highly regulated industries, while strengthening […]
Read MorePerched for Impact: Hawken and Snowden join Floridian Partners
Floridian Partners today announced the addition of Robert “Hawk” Hawken and Meredith Woodrum Snowden, two respected veterans of Florida’s lobbying community. With a combined 60 years of experience in public policy, legislative strategy, and regulatory affairs, Hawk and Meredith bring extensive expertise, long-standing relationships, and a record of results across sectors including insurance, financial services, […]
Read MoreFlorida – Insurance & Tort Reform Package Filed
On Wednesday Feb. 15th, the Florida House released its long awaited Tort Reform package.
Read MoreToby Philpot to Join Floridian Partners
Philpot to Focus on Growing & Diversifying the Firm’s Health Care Practice Tallahassee, Fla. – Floridian Partners today announced that Toby Philpot will join the firm on September 15, 2022. Philpot, a health care policy expert and veteran political strategist, will focus on growing and diversifying the firm’s health care practice. “We are excited to […]
Read MoreFloridian Partners COVID-19 Update (as of 11/25/20)
Wednesday November 25, 2020 Coronavirus Update: Total Cases in Florida: 961,676 Total Cases in US: 12,698,809 Total Florida Deaths: 18,254 Total US Deaths: 261,223 Total Florida Hospitalizations: 54,133 Although Florida has moved into Phase 3 of recovery, government officials at the federal, state, and local level continue to work diligently to prepare […]
Read MoreFlorida courts beware: ALI Restatement of the Law – Liability Insurance
The American Law Institute (ALI) publishes “Restatements of Law” to provide a reference on existing case law and common law principles. Their recent Restatement of the Law – Liability Insurance has been getting panned by lawyers, governors, regulators and scholars for not accurately restating liability insurance law and in many cases inappropriately suggesting what they […]
Read MoreFlorida’s executive branch makes big strides in its support of innovative technologies
In a joint announcement last week, Governor Desantis and CFO Patronis announced they plan to pursue legislation to create a “regulatory sandbox” for FinTech companies in Florida. The press release was followed by the first meeting of the newly minted Florida Blockchain Task Force earlier this week. The taskforce has been charged with developing a […]
Read MoreFTC joins FDA in crackdown on CBD claims
On September 10, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a press release regarding its regulation of unsubstantiated health claims and cannabidiol (CBD) infused products, noting that it has sent out warning letters to companies not in compliance. The FTC has not named the 3 companies that received warning letters, but stated that the claims […]
Read MoreCourt of Appeal Confirms Medical Marijuana Licensing Statute Unconstitutional
The Florida First District Court of Appeal issued an Order in the Florigrown case on Tuesday August 27, 2019, denying the Department of Health’s motion for en banc review, and certifying the case as a question of great importance to the Florida Supreme Court. The operative effect of this order is that the original ruling […]
Read MoreRecap of 2019 legislative session insurance bills passed.
General Insurance Omnibus (HB 301) CAT Fund LAE – Raises Florida CAT Fund LAE reimbursement from 5% to 10% (Effective 6/1/2019 – affects current contracts) Electronic Salvage Title – Allows title of totaled vehicle to be forwarded electronically to DHSMV Work Comp Applications – Work Comp applicants & agents no longer require notarized sworn statements […]
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