Category: Florida News

Click on a headline to read the complete story:   State budget-slashing ideas leave no services untouched Poor pregnant women could face extra hurdles to get a Caesarean section. Some criminals could spend less time in prison. Hospitals might lose …

A conference call of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) Terrorism Insurance Implementation (C) Working Group (“Working Group”) of the Property and Casualty Insurance (C) Committee (“Committee”) took place on August 7, 2007.  The Working Group discussed the status …

Click on a headline to read the complete story:   The Sun-Sentinel Interviews State Senator Nan Rich on Florida’s Insurance Crisis   Sinkhole Deal Could Put Pasco, Hernando Residents In Bigger Hole Gov. Charlie Crist and the Legislature failed to deliver …

With the cost of workers compensation premiums dropping statewide, the Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation Bureau of Compliance is stepping up enforcement.  A recent sweep of 177 businesses in the Florida panhandle yielded 23 Stop Work Orders.  Seven of the checks …

Above:  Newly-Named Florida Insurance Fraud Director Vicki Cutcliffe   Florida Chief  Financial Officer Alex Sink today issued the announcement below regarding the appointment of 30-year law enforcement veteran Vicki Cutcliffe as the Florida Division of Insurance Fraud (“DIF”) Director. Should …

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) has scheduled a series of public hearings on “true-up” rate filings by seven insurers.  The OIR press release below details the dates and times of these hearings. Should you have an comments or questions, …

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) has issued two subpoenas for a public hearing on policies and rates, respectively, to State Farm Florida Insurance Company and State Farm Florida Fire and Casualty Insurance Company.  The subpoenas direct the two State …

The Florida State Board of Administration has issued a Notice of Meeting/Workshop Hearing on behalf of The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund’s Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology (“FCHLPM”).  A copy of the three-day agenda is below, as well as attached for …

Click on a headline to read the complete story: PIP Law Changes Unlikely To Pass TALLAHASSEE – The lead negotiators on legislation to replace Florida’s no-fault auto insurance law say they have a basic agreement. But the proposal has provisions …

A Notice of Proposed Rule has been issued by the Florida Housing Finance Corporation on Rule numbers: Rule titles 67-57.001: Purpose and Intent 67-57.005: Definitions 67-57.010: Fees 67-57.020: Notice of funding Availability (NOFA) 67-57.030: Membership Application Procedures 67-57.040: Property Standards …