The industry's biggest fear is active, educated and unified policy holder base

The new year brings new opportunities and new challenges. Unfortunately, this year brings more challenges than opportunities for policyholders in Florida. Charlie Crist is no longer the veto pen down anti consumer legislation in the past taken. Instead he replaced with a Governor, which is very consistent platform used on one. Furthermore, Florida lawmakers might even more consistent as above become. These circumstances have created an atmosphere in Tallahassee, where the industry is capable of a lot changes get it previously did for lobbying.

What can do policyholders with industry, wielding such clout in Tallahassee to fight back? You can get educated and involved! Participation of policyholders in the this year's legislative process is absolutely essential if we want to ensure a fair result. The industry's biggest fear is an active, well-educated and unified policy holder base. For these reasons very more came consumer-oriented groups together the Merlin Law Group offices, on 5 January, 2011. Lawyers, public adjusters, consumer advocacy groups and condominium representatives who understand that those must be of us representing policyholders contain the session. At that meeting groups committed work together, to ensure that policyholders are in Tallahassee, how you can join what and to fight against the inevitable anti consumer legislation that will soon come. New proposed legislation was published recently. Here is the full Bill, SB 408.

The more consistent rhetoric flowing from Tallahassee is necessarily different from previous years; It's just that the political circumstances allow much of the rhetoric to Florida law. For example, the so-called "consumer choice" invoice, flew to the Florida insurance market deregulation and allowing to calculate private insurers, what the market will bear would by the legislature last year with very little resistance. Charlie Crist's veto is the only reason our prices won't be deregulated. SB 2044 who had several anti consumer provisions and the differing opinions was its possible impact on consumers, the legislature passed was retrieved but this of Charlie Crist. What will propose the industry with the same consistent legislative and a more consistent Governor? Each policy holder in this State should scare the answer. Whether you are a business owner, a Condo Association or a homeowner, you should come here with the changes in the insurance market in Florida be very concerned.

The Group of insured representatives who together came hope in January to educate both the policyholder and the legislature of each property insurance law and facilitate the participation of policyholders in the legislative process. I will visit posting regular blogs on the legislative process as often. Want to know more, please email me at sshaw@merlinlawgroup.com or call 813-229-1000.