Category: Florida Property & Casualty Association

UPDATE:   The OIR is accepting additional written comments on Proposed Rule 690-170.0155(n), “Personal Injury Provider Certification of Eligibility”  through Friday, December 21, 2007.  Please review the Proposed Rule that is attached and, at your earliest convenience, provide this office …

Insurance Fraud Weekly ePort Week Ending December 7, 2007 www.InsuranceFraud.org  ________________________________________ LEGISLATION & REGULATION * The board of directors of the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud now includes the top elected leaders of associations for both regulators and insurance legislators. That’s a …

Insurance Fraud Weekly ePortWeek Ending November 30, 2007 www.InsuranceFraud.org  ________________________________  LEGISLATION & REGULATION * The NAIC’s anti-fraud task force is updating its manual on unauthorized entities such as bogus insurers. The swindlers have evolved since the manual was written in the …

  Insurance Fraud Weekly ePort Week Ending November 16, 2007 www.InsuranceFraud.org ________________________________ LEGISLATION & REGULATION * Combating auto-insurance schemes will be a prominent anti-fraud theme in a number of state legislatures next year, the coalition’s government affairs chief Howard Goldblatt …

  On Tuesday, November 6, 2007, a member of this Firm attended a workshop at the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) on Proposed Rule 69O-170.0155(n), titled “Personal Injury Provider Certification of Eligibility.”  The purpose of this Proposed Rule is …

  Members: As previously discussed, the Task Force on Citizens Claims Handling & Resolution (“Task Force”) along with certain lawmakers will be analyzing potential legislation pertaining to Public Adjusters and Property Loss Insurance Appraisers.  The Task Force has scheduled a …

Insurance Fraud Weekly ePortWeek Ending November 2, 2007 www.insurancefraud.org ________________________________ LEGISLATION & REGULATION * The Hawaii insurance department is working on a bill for 2008 to expand it fraud unit’s jurisdiction. The unit investigates only auto insurance fraud, but would …

  The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) has scheduled a workshop for November 6, 2007 to discuss Proposed Rule 69O-170.0155(n), relating to the Personal Injury Protection (“PIP”) Provider Certification of Eligibility Form (“Form”). A member of this Firm will …

Insurance Fraud Weekly ePortWeek Ending October 26, 2007 www.InsuranceFraud.org  ________________________________ LEGISLATION & REGULATION * The NAIC is looking for a coordinator to staff the group’s anti-fraud task force and oversee the NAIC’s anti-fraud activities. The person also would be a …

Insurance Fraud Weekly ePort October 19, 2007 www.InsuranceFraud.org ________________________________________  LEGISLATION & REGULATION * California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law a bill that nearly quadruples the annual fees insurers pay to fund the state’s anti-fraud efforts. The new $5,000 assessment increases …