Category: Florida News

Long-Term Care Partnership Policies Hearing Canceled

May 21, 2007

On May 18, 2007, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) had a scheduled a Rule Hearing on 690-157 Part III regarding Long-Term Care Partnership Program Policies. However, the Hearing was not held because one was not requested. The Proposed …

21st Annual Governor’s Hurricane Conference Held in Fort Lauderdale

May 21, 2007

2007 Governor’s Hurricane Conference An estimated 3,000 emergency managers, forecasters, vendors and state and local officials attended last week’s Governor’s Hurricane Conference, marking the event’s 21st year. Previously held for the past 19 years in Tampa, the conference moved to …

Insurance Fraud Weekly ePort

May 18, 2007

  Week ending May 18, 2007 www.InsuranceFraud.org   LEGISLATION & REGULATION * Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley yesterday signed a law making staging auto crashes a specific crime. HB 1409 also limits access by outsiders to police accident reports for 60 …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Friday, May 18

May 18, 2007

Insurance Funds Ready, But Hope For No Big Storms FORT LAUDERDALE – Florida’s private and public insurers are ready financially to face the 2007 hurricane season but residents will pay heavily in the future if a major hurricane strikes South …

Notice of Development of Rulemaking: Health insurance rates.

May 18, 2007

June 18 Notice of Development of Rulemaking OIR – Insurance Regulation69O-149.003: Rate Filing Procedures 69O-149.004: Experience Records 69O-149.005: Reasonableness of Benefits in Relation to Premiums69O-149.007: Annual Rate Certification (ARC) Filing ProceduresPURPOSE AND EFFECT: To provide guidelines for insurers to ensure …

McCarty: Property insurance relief has just begun

May 17, 2007

Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty issued the following opinion piece, as published by the Florida Insurance Council. Should you have any comments or questions, please do not hesitate to contact this office.   Property insurance relief has just begun   …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Thursday, May 17

May 17, 2007

Crist: Budget cuts won’t hurt storm response Gov. Charlie Crist vowed Wednesday that any eventual property-tax relief would not compromise state or county efforts to help Floridians prepare for and respond to hurricanes or other disasters. ”People should not be …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Wednesday, May 16

May 16, 2007

Click on a headline to read the complete story:   State-run Citizens insurance hears from policyholders Irma Kelly is frustrated over the cost of her Citizens Property Insurance coverage, so she came to a policyholder’s forum to give the state-run …