Category: Florida News

OIR Cancels Hearings

Oct 10, 2007

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) has cancelled the public rate hearings scheduled for American Southern Home Insurance Company on October 11, 2007; St. John’s Insurance Company, Inc. on November 1, 2007; and State Farm Florida Insurance Company, State …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Tuesday, Oct. 9

Oct 9, 2007

Click on a headline to read the complete story:   Sink wants Cabinet, not lawmakers, to decide CAT fund rates TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink wants lawmakers to turn over some control of the state’s backup hurricane …

Recap – OIR Rate Hearing on Companion Property & Casualty

Oct 9, 2007

  On Tuesday, October 9, 2007, the Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) held a rate hearing in Tallahassee, Florida, for Companion Property and Casualty Insurance Company, Inc. (“Companion”).  Mike Milnes, OIR Deputy Director of Property and Casualty Product Development, presided …

CFO Sink’s Cat Fund Reform Proposal

Oct 9, 2007

We previously provided information pertaining to Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink’s (“CFO”) press conference earlier today, regarding her Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“FHCF”) Reform Proposal. For your review, included with this e-mail is a copy of the specific terms of that Proposal.   …

CFO Sink Outlines FHCF Restructuring Plan

Oct 9, 2007

Florida’s Chief Financial Officer, Alex Sink, today held a press conference at which she announced her plan to reform the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“FHCF”) by moving its management to be under the oversight of the Governor and Cabinet.  The plan would …

NCCI Rate Hearing Recap

Oct 9, 2007

On Monday, October 8, 2007, this office attended a public hearing held by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) regarding the National Council on Compensation Insurance (“NCCI”) Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rate Filing.  Both supporting and opposing public testimony was …

OIR Denies USAA Rate Filing and Cancels Public Hearing

Oct 8, 2007

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) has announced that it is denying USAA’s rate increase filing, and is accordingly cancelling the public rate hearing scheduled for Tuesday, October 9, 2007 at 10 a.m. Below please find a copy of …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Monday, Oct. 8

Oct 8, 2007

Click on a headline to read the complete story:   State Rep. Ellyn Bogdanoff champion of personal injury protection (with video) Legislator fought to secure personal injury protection Politics is like tennis, at least to Rep. Ellyn Bogdanoff.  You have …