Category: Florida News

10:00 a.m.–Florida Division of Consumer Services Proposed Rule Hearing. Proposed repeal of Rules relating to the My Safe Florida Home (“MSFH”) Program, which the Florida Legislature stopped funding in 2009. The Florida Department of Financial Services stopped providing MSFH inspections …

The following article was published in the Palm Beach Post on August 5, 2012: Backlash Grows Against Citizens Inspections By Charles Elmore www.palmbeachpost.com Executives at the state’s last-resort insurer Citizens acknowledge a massive building reinspection campaign is “under fire.” They …

The following article was published in the Tampa Bay Times on August 4, 2012: Bribery and insurance shouldn’t mix www.tampabay.com It’s been clear for years that brand-name property insurance companies will not cover more Florida homeowners no matter how high …

  Following is a listing of Florida insurance-related regulatory events for the week of August 6 – 10, 2012: All times are Eastern Time (“ET”).  Additional information is available via hyperlink where noted in bold type.     FLORIDA INSURANCE …

  The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) advised today, August 3, 2012, that it has recently received several public documents requests for the draft report titled “Impact Analysis of HB 119” prepared by Pinnacle Actuarial Resources, Inc. pursuant to …

  To go directly to the section of your choice, click on a hyperlink below.  Other hyperlinks to meeting information, bills and news are noted in bold type. Daily Florida Insurance-Related Events Daily Insurance-Related News Daily Florida Insurance-Related Events 10:00 …

The following article was published in The Florida Current on August 3, 2012: Insurers Push Back in TICL Fight By Gray Rohrer www.floridacurrent.com Upset over not being granted a waiver to avoid paying for optional state-backed reinsurance they say is …

The following article was published in The Longboat Key News on August 3, 2012: Property Insurance for a Coastal Community By Adam Tebrugge www.lbknews.com   The story is a familiar one. After paying premiums for 20 years without making a …

3:00 p.m.–Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation Proposed Rule Hearing. Proposed Rule 69L-3.017, “Notice of Apportionment of Medical Reimbursement Due to a Pre-Existing Condition(s),” would address the apportionment of benefits by claims administrators under Section 440.15(5), F.S. It would clarify that …

2:00 p.m.–Division of Workers’ Compensation Proposed Rule Hearing. Proposed amendments to Rule 69L-7.602, “Florida Workers’ Compensation Medical Services Billing, Filing and Reporting Rule,” would clarify that insurers are required to provide notification to health care providers in cases where payment …