Category: Florida News
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 …
May 21, 2007
The Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association will be holding teleconference meetings on May 24, 2007 of its Producer Committee at 10:00 a.m. and its Investment Committee at 1:00 p.m. Individuals interested in participating may contact Kathy Coyne at (941) …
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 …
May 21, 2007
As part of an effort to increase its customer service in its newly-funded expansion, on Tuesday, May 15 in Fort Lauderdale, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) held the first of several public forums designed to give its policyholders a chance …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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  …
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 …
May 16, 2007
Click on a headline to read the complete story: Â 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 …