Category: Florida Office of Insurance Regulation

On Tuesday, July 10, 2007, this office attended a public hearing for a rate filing submitted by the Florida Farm Bureau.   The Florida Farm Bureau requested a 30.3 percent statewide average rate increase for its homeowners’ business.  Florida Office of Insurance …

Below is a press release issued by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation regarding a Cease and Desist order against an unlicensed viatical settlement provider, Great West Growth.   Should you have any comments or questions, please do not hesitate to contact this …

The Florida Financial Services Commission, on behalf of the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Rule 690-142.200 relating to military sales practices.  The purpose of the Rulemaking is to set forth standards …

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) has scheduled a public hearing for a rate filing submitted by Florida Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company and Florida Farm Bureau General Insurance Company on July 10, 2007, at 10:00 a.m. Open to …

Two heavily-debated issues relating to certain insurance ratemaking practices are the subject of recently-published Notices of Rulemaking Hearings by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”).    Use of credit reports and credit scores The Florida Financial Services Commission (“FSC”), on behalf …

The Florida Financial Services Commission, on behalf of the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, has announced a public hearing on the following: Rule number 69O-170.005: Use of Filed Rates Rule number 69O-170.013: Filing Procedures for Property and Casualty Insurance Rates, Rules, …

  The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) presented Web-based seminars from June 21, 2007 through June 26, 2007 in order to explain the I-File and Rate Collection System (“RCS”) changes for homeowners, dwelling fire, private passenger automobile, and commercial …

On Wednesday, June 27, 2007, this office attended a Public Rule Hearing at the Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) on Proposed Rule 690-167.015 relating to the Home Structure Rating System (“HSRS”).  Representing the OIR was Presiding Officer Steve Fredrickson and Mike Milnes.  …

On June 18, 2007, this office attended a Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) Rule Development Workshop regarding Proposed Rule 690-149.003, .004, .005, .007 entitled “Health Rate Filings.”  The purpose of the Proposed Rule is to provide guidelines to ensure that …

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) is presently updating both its I-File and Rate Collection Systems with an effective date of July 2, 2007.  The OIR Industry Portal is a single point of entry to access the filing assembly and submission …