Legislation clarifying the exempt status of Florida's nonadmitted insurance industry from compliance with rate and forms laws was signed earlier this month by Gov. Charles Crist.
The governor's decision was greeted with a sigh of relief from the industry's non-admitted underwriters, agents and brokers.
H.B. 853, sponsored by Rep. Pat Patterson, R-DeLand, and Sen. Mike Bennett, R-Bradenton, reverses a 2008 Florida Supreme Court decision in Essex v. Zoto.
Recommended For You
Want to continue reading?
Become a Free PropertyCasualty360 Digital Reader
Your access to unlimited PropertyCasualty360 content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:
- Breaking insurance news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
- Weekly Insurance Speak podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
- Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
- Critical converage of the employee benefits and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, BenefitsPRO and ThinkAdvisor
Already have an account? Sign In Now
© 2025 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
