BREAKING NEWS to ISC Members! As many of may know, another special session of the Florida Legislature starts on Monday. I have attached SB 2-A (with some highlighting) that was just introduced today at 5:49PM. Its companion, HB 1-A, was filed at 5:53PM today. Among many other things, these bills eliminate prevailing party attorney’s fees in all property insurance litigation, gives the carriers the right to make a valid joint proposal for settlement to policyholders, eliminates post-loss AOBs, and allows policyholders to elect to mandatory binding arbitration with carriers in exchange for a premium discount. Of course there are varying opinions about these changes, about AOBs, and about Florida’s “insurance crisis”, but without adding my own commentary (which I will save for the editorial page), I am reporting “just the facts.” Links to the Senate and House webpages are below. Bill List - The Florida Senate (flsenate.gov)<https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bills/2022A> Bills for the Special Session 2022A | Florida House of Representatives (myfloridahouse.gov)<https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Bills/bills.aspx?Chamber=B&SessionId=101&BillSponsorIndex=-1&BillReferredIndex=-1&BillTypeIndex=-1&BillListIndex=-1> This is Debbie Crockett, reporting live from the RPPTL Winter Meeting in Orlando, and now back to your regularly scheduled program. [cid:image001.jpg@01D90C1B.A10749C0]<http://napleslaw.com/> Debbie S. Crockett​​ Attorney at Law Cheffy Passidomo, P.A. NEW TAMPA OFFICE ADDRESS 202 S. Rome Ave., Suite 175 Tampa, FL 33606 (813) 225-2684<tel:(813)%20225-2684> dscrockett@napleslaw.com<mailto:dscrockett@napleslaw.com> www.napleslaw.com<https://www.napleslaw.com/> Main Office 821 5th Avenue South Naples, FL 34102 (239) 261‑9300 This e-mail, along with any files transmitted with it, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is confidential or privileged. If this e-mail is not addressed to you (or if you have any reason to believe that it is not intended for you), please notify the sender by return e-mail or by telephoning us (collect) at 239-261-9300 and delete this message immediately from your computer. Any unauthorized review, use, retention, disclosure, dissemination, forwarding, printing or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this e-mail are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the law firm.