Category: Florida Office of Insurance Regulation

  Selection of a new Florida Insurance Commissioner was deferred once again at the Florida Cabinet meeting today, April 26, 2016.  American Traditions Insurance Company General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Ray Blacklidge and Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) Chief of Staff Belinda …

  The next chapter in the highly publicized process to select Florida’s next Insurance Commissioner will play out at the Florida Cabinet meeting scheduled for Tuesday, April 26, 2016.   To access the complete agenda, click here.   To watch tomorrow …

Above:  Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty   To honor his commitment to facilitate a smooth transition into the 2016 Hurricane Season, Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty advised Governor Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet members in a letter today, April …

  In a consumer alert issued today, March 31, 2016, Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin M. McCarty advised that changes to the National Flood Insurance Program (“NFIP”) become effective this Friday, April 1.   Explaining that every person living in Florida is at …

  The process to select a new Florida Insurance Commissioner was extended for approximately one month after debate at the Florida Cabinet meeting today, March 29, 2016. After Florida CFO Jeff Atwater moved to confirm State Representative Bill Hager for the job, …

  The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) released its “2015 Review of Assignment of Benefits Data Call Report” today, February 8, 2016.  The report provides aggregated results from a data call in which the top 25 personal residential insurance …

  The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) has released the 2015 Workers’ Compensation Annual Report to the Florida Legislature. The OIR’s analysis shows Florida’s workers’ compensation market continues to remain competitive, well-capitalized and affordable with more than 250 private …

Above:  Kevin McCarty speaks at a public hearing for Citizens Property insurance rate increases (Photo Credit:  PETER ANDREW BOSCH for the Miami Herald)   Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty announced his resignation today, January 5, 2016, it was reported today …

  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (Office), Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS), and the Florida Office of the Attorney General (AG) today announced national life claim settlement agreements have been signed with Jackson National for $2.5 million and …

  IAIS:  Agreement Strengthens International Supervisory Cooperation, Promotes Enhanced Consumer Protection Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty, together with Felix Hufeld, Chair of the Executive Committee of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (“IAIS), today announced that the Florida Office of …