Florida lawmakers are likely to spend the weekend hashing over competing insurance reform proposals with worrisome provisions for insurers, industry lobbyists said.

The legislation is expected to be passed by the state House and Senate on Wednesday. State Senate President Ken Pruitt, R-St. Lucie, remarked to his members yesterday that they should plan on staying the weekend at the state capitol in Tallahassee.

While there are some significant differences between the bill packages involved, they both aim to reduce property insurance premiums for state homeowners and contain provisions of major concern to the insurance industry.

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