Gov. Jeb Bush warned today that a special lame-duck session of the Legislature is “likely” after the Nov. 7 election to deal with Florida’s hurricane-driven insurance crisis.

In a brief press conference after addressing the Southern Newspaper Publishers Conference at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Naples, Bush said that while a special session is “not a sure thing yet, the problem is real” and remains top concern in his three months remaining as governor. He said that in the week after the election he and his advisers would go over the recommendations of the committee led by Lt. Gov. Toni Jennings that has held hearings around the state this summer and fall on the insurance crisis.

Items that Bush said are likely to be addressed if the session is called are:

Bush said that among those likely to be considered are:

– Reform of the Citizens Property Insurance Co., the insurer of last resort for hundreds of thousands of Floridians.

– A commercial joint underwriting agency to help small businesses get access to insurance.

– A fund to help low-income Floridians obtain property insurance.

– Incentives to raise insurance company retention of existing clients.