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National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies Commends Passage of Florida Tort Reform Package
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 25 (TNSgov) -- The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies issued the following news release:
The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies commends Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Speaker Paul Renner, President Kathleen Passidomo, and leaders in the Legislature for successfully passing a comprehensive tort reform package that will create a fairer litigation environment in the Sunshine State. Today's passage supplements the positive actions also taken during the December 2022 special session to improve the civil justice environment.
"For years, Florida's
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INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 25 (TNSgov) -- The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies issued the following news release:
The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies commends Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Speaker Paul Renner, President Kathleen Passidomo, and leaders in the Legislature for successfully passing a comprehensive tort reform package that will create a fairer litigation environment in the Sunshine State. Today's passage supplements the positive actions also taken during the December 2022 special session to improve the civil justice environment.
"For years, Florida'slegal environment has encouraged opportunists to take advantage of residents and small businesses at the expense of the state's economy," said Neil Alldredge, president and CEO of NAMIC. "This abuse has added to the challenges of providing insurance coverage in the state. Those who have been victimized by the proliferation of costly, abusive lawsuits can now breathe a sigh of relief knowing that greater fairness and balance will be good for Florida, bringing much-needed stability, so important to the long-term goal of achieving a healthy and competitive insurance marketplace."
Specifically, the Florida tort reform package contains the most significant set of positive reforms in the state in decades, if not ever. Provisions cover seven major areas of tort reform: third-party bad faith, comparative negligence, fee multipliers, one-way attorneys' fees, statute of limitations, transparency in damages, and premises liability.
Currently about 9 percent of homeowner property claims nationwide are filed in Florida, yet the state accounts for 79 percent of insurance-related lawsuits, illustrating how out of hand the legal system abuse has become in recent years. Lawsuit abuse is not limited to property and negligence claims. There are tens of thousands of personal injury protection and auto glass insurance lawsuits filed each year, using the same litigation-for-profit model that HB 837 seeks to reduce. Litigation abuse has added exponentially to the challenges of providing insurance coverage in Florida, and addressing the litigation environment is imperative to restoring a functioning and competitive insurance market.
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Original text here: https://www.namic.org/news/releases/230324mr01
[Category: Insurance]
National Association for Behavioral Healthcare Letter to Norcross-Markey
WASHINGTON, March 25 (TNStalk) -- The National Association for Behavioral Healthcare issued the following letter on March 24, 2023:
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24 March 2023
To: Rep. Donald Norcross, 2427 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
Sen. Edward Markey, 255 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510
Dear Rep. Norcross and Sen. Markey:
On behalf of the National Association for Behavioral Healthcare, which represents the entire behavioral healthcare continuum - including provider systems that treat children, adolescents, adults, and older adults with mental health and substance use
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WASHINGTON, March 25 (TNStalk) -- The National Association for Behavioral Healthcare issued the following letter on March 24, 2023:
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24 March 2023
To: Rep. Donald Norcross, 2427 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
Sen. Edward Markey, 255 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510
Dear Rep. Norcross and Sen. Markey:
On behalf of the National Association for Behavioral Healthcare, which represents the entire behavioral healthcare continuum - including provider systems that treat children, adolescents, adults, and older adults with mental health and substance usedisorders in inpatient behavioral healthcare hospitals and units, residential treatment facilities, partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs, medicationassisted treatment centers, specialty outpatient behavioral healthcare programs, and recovery support services in 49 states and Washington, D.C. - we must express our deep disappointment about your recent comments comparing our nation's opioid treatment programs (OTPs) with cartels and characterizing this healthcare segment as an industry protecting its profits.
These comments are highly stigmatizing to the approximately 18,000 staff who work in OTPs and have dedicated their careers to delivering life-saving services to individuals with opioid use disorders (OUD). Your comments also perpetuate the ongoing stigma against medication-assisted treatment (MAT) that plagues our society. This stigma is one of the primary reasons that people with OUD do not seek, nor receive, MAT, even though it is the evidence-based, gold standard of care for patients suffering from OUD. We are confident you both agree that with our nation facing an overdose epidemic with one death every five minutes, we cannot afford to lose ground in the battle against stigmatization in addiction care.
In contrast to your assertions, the OTP community strongly supports recent federal actions to expand access to care vis-a-vis telehealth services, expanded take-home privileges, and other flexibilities offered through regulatory revisions. However, given our members' front-line perspective of America's opioid crisis, we are obligated to highlight the potential unintended consequences and harms that may result from legislation proposing abrupt and expansive changes to current regulations without regard to patient safety issues. These include:
* The potential for significant harm to patients, particularly in populations that already suffer from health inequities: Recently published studies of methadone take-home flexibilities showed that the regulatory changes were not universally successful, with successful outcomes being limited only in highly stable patients; and, equally important, within the treatment structure of OTPs. Additionally, when examining the complete picture, there are some concerning trends. Notably, deaths increased by 48% for Hispanic individuals, 31% among non-Hispanic Black individuals, and 16% among non-Hispanic White individuals./1-9
* The risk of increasing diversion and overall overdose deaths: Research on office-based methadone programs outside the United States has demonstrated mixed efficacy as well as implementation failures resulting in relapse, diversion, and death. In the United States, high levels of buprenorphine diversion are well documented. Given the increased risk of overdose with methadone compared with buprenorphine, this creates the potential for serious unintended harm if methadone were diverted to the same extent as buprenorphine./10-15
* The risk of implementation failure in relying on community pharmacies to fill the gap in patient access to care: Current proposed legislation provides for community pharmacies to dispense methadone prescribed in an office-based setting without any patient protections. Furthermore, fewer than half of U.S. pharmacies today choose to dispense buprenorphine products, which carry a lower overdose risk than methadone. Lastly, the three largest pharmacies in the United States - Walmart, Walgreens, and CVS - have recently agreed to billions of dollars in restitution for failing to implement controls that resulted in the very opioid epidemic we are fighting today. However, our nation faces a well-documented critical shortage of pharmacists, particularly in communities that are disproportionately affected by the opioid epidemic.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) recent regulatory changes will go far to address concerns about access to methadone. Nonetheless, NABH shares your concern that we must find ways to continue expanding access to treatment options for patients with OUD, and we are grateful for the hard work of the numerous associations and organizations that are proactively trying to effect change. At the same time, we are gravely concerned that proposed changes in your legislation will lead to more overdose deaths and diversion of methadone, as well as eroding confidence in, and creating more stigma against, MAT. While we share your sense of urgency, we advocate for a more cautious approach than what has been proposed. Specifically, we recommend:
* Pausing to study carefully the effects of the significant recent efforts to expand access, with a specific focus on understanding the root causes behind incremental overdoses as well as the disproportionate harm suffered by marginalized populations.
* Addressing the significant barriers to care that exist today, including restrictive zoning policies, lack of transportation for patients, excessive restrictions on expanding healthcare capacity (e.g., certificate-of-need laws), patients with inadequate insurance coverage, and restrictive prior authorization policies.
* Developing a comprehensive framework for solving the opioid epidemic, including greater transparency, communication, and best-practice sharing around the more than $50 billion dollars that have been pledged to states and counties from recent opioid settlements.
* Encouraging new models of care whereby OTPs can collaborate with local pharmacies to allow stable patients and patients living in rural settings to pick up their OTP-prescribed methadone outside the OTP setting.
* Studying the potential impact of leveraging community-based pharmacies in the United States to dispense methadone widely to patients while ensuring that adequate regulatory controls can be established, given the concerning behaviors by pharmacies that recent court proceedings have documented.
Wholesale regulatory change is difficult to implement successfully and is also potentially dangerous. We urge you and your congressional colleagues to evaluate the new regulatory provisions from SAMHSA before moving forward with your current legislative proposal.
We also ask that you demonstrate greater regard for the providers who work in OTPs, who have spent decades working to destigmatize methadone treatment, and the patients they serve. We encourage you to visit some of our OTP programs so that you can see the good work that they do.
Thank you for considering our comments. If you have any questions, please contact me directly at shawn@nabh.org or 202-393-6700, ext. 100.
Sincerely,
Shawn Coughlin, President and CEO
Footnotes:
i/ Krawczyk N, Rivera BD, Levin E, Dooling BCE. Synthesizing evidence of the effects of COVID-19 regulatory changes on methadone treatment for opioid use disorder: implications for policy. The Lancet (8). March 2023.
2/ Hoffman KA, Foot C, Levander XA, Cook R, Terashima JP, McIlveen JW, Korthius PT, McCarty D. Treatment retention, return to use, and recovery support following COID-19 relaxation of methadone take-home dosing in two rural opioid treatment programs: A mixed methods analysis. J of Substance Abuse Treatment May (2022)
3/ Krawczyk et al (2023).
4/ Figgatt MC, Salazar Z, Day E, Vincent L, Dasgupta N. Take-home dosing experiences among persons receiving methadone maintenance treatment during COVID-19. J of Substance Abuse Treatment 123 (2021).
5/ Joseph G, Torres-Lockhart K, Stein MR, Mund, PA, Nahvi S. Reimagining patient-centered care in opioid treatment programs: Lessons from the Bronx during COVID-10. J of Substance Abuse Treatment 122 (2021).
6/ Gavin B, Wastvedt S, Hodges JS, Rosenthal, R. Did Drug use Increase Following COVID-19 Relaxation of Methadone Take-Out Regulations?" J of Substance Abuse treatment 133 (2022).
7/ Kleinman RA, Sanches M. Methadone-involved overdose deaths in the United States before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. (242) November 2022.
8/ Kleinman (2022)
9/ Kaufman DE, Kennalley AL, McCall KL, Piper BJ. Examination of methadone involved overdoses during the COVID- 19 pandemic. Forensic Science International. 344 (2023)
10/ Christian Tjagvad, Svetlana Skurtveit, Kristian Linnet, Ljubica Vukelic Andersen, Dorte J. Christoffersen, and Thomas Clausen. "Methadone-Related Overdose Deaths in a Liberal Opioid Maintenance Treatment Programme." European Addiction Research 22, no. 5 (2016)
11/ John Strang, Wayne Hall, Matt Hickman, and Sheila M. Bird. "Impact of Supervision of Methadone Consumption on Deaths Related to Methadone Overdose (1993-2008): Analyses Using OD4 Index in England and Scotland." BMJ 341, no. 4851 (2010).
12/ D Aldabergenov, L Reynolds, J Scott, MJ Kelleher, J Strang, CS Copeland, and NJ Kalk. "Methadone and Buprenorphine-Related Deaths Among People Prescribed and Not Prescribed Opioid Agonist Therapy During the COVID-19 Pandemic in England." International Journal of Drug Policy 110, no. 103877 (2022).
13/ Fugelstad A. What lessons from Sweden's experience could be applied in the United States in response to the addiction and overdose crisis? Addiction. Jan 2022.
14/ Kleinman (2023)
15/ Chilcoat HD, Amick HR, Sherwood MR, Dunn KE. Buprenorphine in the United States: Motives for abuse, misuse, and diversion. J of Substance Abuse Treatment. July 2019.
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Original text here: https://www.nabh.org/nabh-letter-to-norcross-markey/#
[Category: Health Care]
Missouri Chamber of Commerce & Industry: Missouri Lawmakers Consider Critical Legal Reform Legislation
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 25 (TNSgov) -- The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry issued the following news:
Lawmakers are considering several pieces of legislation that would bring much-needed reform to Missouri's legal system.
On Tuesday, March 21, the House General Laws Committee heard testimony on five tort reform bills, including HB 272. Sponsored by Rep. Alex Riley (R-Springfield), this bill would reduce the statute of limitations in personal injury cases from five years to two years.
The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry strongly supports this legislation, as well
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JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 25 (TNSgov) -- The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry issued the following news:
Lawmakers are considering several pieces of legislation that would bring much-needed reform to Missouri's legal system.
On Tuesday, March 21, the House General Laws Committee heard testimony on five tort reform bills, including HB 272. Sponsored by Rep. Alex Riley (R-Springfield), this bill would reduce the statute of limitations in personal injury cases from five years to two years.
The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry strongly supports this legislation, as wellas its companion bill, SB 117, which is sponsored by Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer (R-Parkville). Currently, only three other states have a longer statute of limitations for personal injury cases.
"We believe that putting Missouri in alignment with 47 other states that have shorter statutes of limitations is a good thing for economic competitiveness," said Kara Corches, vice president of governmental affairs for the Missouri Chamber.
Mark Behrens, an attorney with Shook, Hardy & Bacon, spoke on behalf of the American Tort Reform Association. He said finding the truth becomes more complex for jurors over time.
"What do we call juries? They are fact finders. They are searching for the truth," Behrens said. "How do they get there through our adversarial system? Through evidence presented by the parties and cross examination. They're going to rely on witness testimony. Well, over time, memories fade. They rely on documents, and over time, documents are misplaced."
At Tuesday's hearing, the Missouri Chamber also testified in support of three other tort reform bills:
* HB 628, sponsored by Rep. Phil Christofanelli (R-St. Peters), creates the Consumer Legal Funding Act to regulate consumer legal funding companies. These businesses loan money to individuals who are awaiting a legal settlement. It also creates rules for litigation finance companies, which loan money to people so they can pursue legal action.
* HB 273, sponsored by Riley, updates the collateral source rule, allowing only the actual cost of medical treatment to be introduced as evidence in court.
* HB 274, sponsored by Riley, deals with asbestos exposure cases. It addresses abuses to the asbestos trust fund system, as well as the over-naming of defendants in asbestos claims.
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View video here: https://youtu.be/nhmDHWdOIEc
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Original text here: https://mochamber.com/news-archive/missouri-lawmakers-consider-critical-legal-reform-legislation/
[Category: Business]
Missouri Chamber Opposes Mandate on Food and Pharmaceutical Producers
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 25 (TNSgov) -- The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry issued the following news:
The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry is opposing a new regulatory burden that some lawmakers want to place on the state's producers.
HB 1169, sponsored by Rep. Holly Jones (R-Eureka), would require new labeling on products - including all food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic products - that contain genetically modified material. Under the bill, any product that could possibly impact or introduce genetic material into consumers must be labeled with the words "Potential
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JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 25 (TNSgov) -- The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry issued the following news:
The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry is opposing a new regulatory burden that some lawmakers want to place on the state's producers.
HB 1169, sponsored by Rep. Holly Jones (R-Eureka), would require new labeling on products - including all food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic products - that contain genetically modified material. Under the bill, any product that could possibly impact or introduce genetic material into consumers must be labeled with the words "PotentialGene Therapy Product." This goes beyond all federal labeling standards.
In addition, companies that produce or sell these products would be required to disclose relevant reports and research upon request.
The Missouri Chamber is opposed to this anti-business, anti-science legislation that would likely have a chilling effect on economic development in the state.
"We believe folks being able to request certain research and knowledge about genetically modified material could require companies to disclose intellectual property that could impact their business and possibly give their competitors an advantage," said Phillip Arnzen, director of legislative affairs for the Missouri Chamber.
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Original text here: https://mochamber.com/news-archive/missouri-chamber-opposes-mandate-on-food-and-pharmaceutical-producers/
[Category: Business]
American Institute of Physics: Lockheed Martin Vice President Valerie Browning Appointed to AIP Board of Directors
WASHINGTON, March 25 (TNSper) -- The American Institute of Physics issued the following news release:
AIP is pleased to announce physicist Valerie Browning as the newest member of the Institute's Board of Directors. Her appointment is effective March 24. Browning is the Vice President for Research and Technology in the Corporate Technology Office at Lockheed Martin, where she leads transformational research and design projects that bring together industry, academia, and government organizations.
"As an AIP Board Member, my goals include being a vocal and active supporter for the role that science
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WASHINGTON, March 25 (TNSper) -- The American Institute of Physics issued the following news release:
AIP is pleased to announce physicist Valerie Browning as the newest member of the Institute's Board of Directors. Her appointment is effective March 24. Browning is the Vice President for Research and Technology in the Corporate Technology Office at Lockheed Martin, where she leads transformational research and design projects that bring together industry, academia, and government organizations.
"As an AIP Board Member, my goals include being a vocal and active supporter for the role that sciencecan and must play for global security," said Browning. "This includes advocating for resources to support a robust, diverse, equitable, and inclusive community of physical science researchers and informing and shaping public policies that value and leverage contributions from the physical sciences toward the betterment of humanity."
Browning earned a doctorate in physics from the Catholic University of America, a Master of Science in physics from the University of Maryland, and a Bachelor of Science in physics from Virginia Tech.
Before joining Lockheed Martin, Browning served as the Acting Director of Defense Research & Engineering for Research & Technology and Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Defense Sciences Office. She was also the Chief Technology Officer for HELM System Solutions Inc., a woman-owned, small research and development business, and a research physicist at the Naval Research Laboratory.
"We are delighted to have Valerie join AIP's Board of Directors for a three-year term," said AIP CEO Michael Moloney. "Her leadership in industry and within the Department of Defense and DARPA will bring a valuable perspective to our team and diversify our discussions in important ways."
AIP's Board of Directors provides active strategic leadership of the institute to ensure it keeps pace with the fast-changing needs of the global science community. It comprises the Chair, AIP CEO, Corporate Secretary, one Director from each Member Society, and up to four at-large Director positions -- one of which Browning will fill.
"The mission and strategy of AIP, which includes advancing and promoting the physical sciences with a unifying voice of strength from diversity, aligns well with issues that I care deeply about," said Browning. "Our world faces many challenges and threats, and we need a healthy and diverse innovation ecosystem to ensure a better world for future generations.
"I am very honored to be appointed a Director on the AIP Board and am looking forward to meeting the other members of the Board and working with them in support of the AIP mission and strategic goals."
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Original text here: https://www.aip.org/news/lockheed-martin-vice-president-valerie-browning-appointed-aip-board-directors
[Category: Science]
APEX TECH Offered Insight on New Technologies, Convergence of IFE and Connectivity, Advertising Revenue Drivers & More
LOS ANGELES, California, March 25 (TNSpconf) -- The Airline Passenger Experience Association issued the following news release on March 24, 2023:
More than 150 leaders from global airlines, organizations, and suppliers attended APEX TECH in Los Angeles this week. This event is the leading technical forum to address technologies, content, revenue opportunities, and innovations shaping the aviation industry.
APEX TECH kicked off with a keynote delivered by Dr. Zhihang Chi of Air China who discussed technical challenges for airlines as well as the variables of the passenger experience. This was
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LOS ANGELES, California, March 25 (TNSpconf) -- The Airline Passenger Experience Association issued the following news release on March 24, 2023:
More than 150 leaders from global airlines, organizations, and suppliers attended APEX TECH in Los Angeles this week. This event is the leading technical forum to address technologies, content, revenue opportunities, and innovations shaping the aviation industry.
APEX TECH kicked off with a keynote delivered by Dr. Zhihang Chi of Air China who discussed technical challenges for airlines as well as the variables of the passenger experience. This wasfollowed up with a presentation by Sean Yarborough of ST Engineering iDirect who discussed the future of IFC and how it relates to the advancement of space-based technologies, wireless networks, and ground technology. Afterwards, a round of Q&A panels were held by senior leaders who discussed topics such as the space ecosystem convergence's effect on IFC, OEM's new programs to streamline business processes, new partnerships between satellite providers, equipment manufacturers and satellite systems, and how these joint ventures impact airlines.
"As shown at APEX TECH this week in LA, our airlines are at a critical inflection point blending the best in-flight entertainment, connectivity, and personalization. I cannot overstate the importance of airlines comprehending and discussing technological advancements as a means to properly implement programs, unearth new initiatives, and successfully navigate through industry changes," stated APEX CEO Dr. Joe Leader. "APEX TECH opened new opportunities to leverage technology to improve airline customer experience that we will now continue at a quickened pace here this September at APEX EXPO."
There were also panel discussions on QoE metrics, airline feedback on previous topics, ancillary revenue and more. The final session of the day highlighted the new products selected as finalists for APEX' Best Inflight Connectivity Innovation Award.
Day Two initiated with a one-on-one chat between Dr. Joe Leader and Mariya Stoyanova of JetBlue, and then continued with a three-part panel discussion and workshop in which the panelists expressed their insight on today's IFE media, cache content, and the future of fully-integrated IFE and connectivity. On the last day, the morning was delegated for a two-part Inflight Advertising Workshop held by Matthew Blay of Inadvia, Jonas von Krucheten of AERQ, and Dirk Ottens of Lufthansa Systems, and concluded with afternoon sessions focused on "Smart" Metadata in the content delivery supply.
APEX TECH drew an impressive lineup of speakers over this three-day event included leaders from ABOVE, AERQ, AirFi, Anuvu, Astronics, Blockcast, eSpace Networks Inc., Fabric, GlobalReach Technology, IAG Loyalty, IdeaNova, Inadvia, Inmarsat Aviation, Intelsat, JetBlue, Kontron Canada Inc., Lufthansa Systems, NetForecast, Netskrt, Panasonic, Runway Girl Network, Seamless Air Alliance (SAA), Slalom, SpaceX, Spafax, ST Engineering iDirect, Stellar Blu, Telesat, Thales Avionics, The Boeing Company, The Salter Group, Thinkom Solutions, Viasat, Vubiquity-Amdocs, Warner Bros Discovery, and West Entertainment.
APEX hosts multiple industry gatherings around the world. For a full list of upcoming events, please visit APEX Events.
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Original text here: https://apex.aero/apex_press_releases/apex-tech-offered-insight-on-new-technologies-convergence-of-ife-and-connectivity-advertising-revenue-drivers-more/
[Category: Transportation]
APCIA Praises Governor DeSantis and Florida Legislature for Taking Action to Address Rampant Legal System Abuse in Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 25 (TNStalk) -- The American Property Casualty Insurance Association issued the following statement on March 24, 2023:
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The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) today issued the following statement, attributed to its vice president of state government relations Logan McFaddin, regarding the Florida Legislature's passing and Governor DeSantis' signing of House Bill 837.
"With the passing and signing of House Bill 837, Governor DeSantis and the Florida Legislature continue to demonstrate tremendous leadership in addressing widespread legal system
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TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 25 (TNStalk) -- The American Property Casualty Insurance Association issued the following statement on March 24, 2023:
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The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) today issued the following statement, attributed to its vice president of state government relations Logan McFaddin, regarding the Florida Legislature's passing and Governor DeSantis' signing of House Bill 837.
"With the passing and signing of House Bill 837, Governor DeSantis and the Florida Legislature continue to demonstrate tremendous leadership in addressing widespread legal systemabuse and frivolous lawsuits that line the pockets of billboard lawyers at the expense of Floridians. APCIA appreciates the hard work of Governor DeSantis, Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, House Speaker Paul Renner, Senator Travis Hutson, Representative Tommy Gregory, and Representative Tom Fabricio in working with many stakeholders to develop an excellent bill that puts Floridians first.
"Legal system abuse costs Florida households more than $5,000 annually, according to the American Tort Reform Foundation's Judicial Hellhole report. House Bill 837 will help put an end to this 'tort tax' on Florida families.
"By eliminating one-way attorney fees and fee multipliers for all lines of insurance, modernizing Florida's bad faith law, and protecting small businesses from paying exorbitant damages, the reforms enacted will help restore fairness to Florida's legal system, reduce the excessive number of frivolous lawsuits being filed, and ultimately help benefit consumers by increasing the availability and affordability of insurance over time."
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Original text here: https://www.apci.org/media/news-releases/release/75174/
[Category: Insurance]
