Category: Florida News

  Following is a listing of Florida insurance-related regulatory events for the week of July 9-13, 2012: All times are Eastern Time (“ET”).  Additional information is available via hyperlink where noted in bold type.     FLORIDA INSURANCE REGULATORY EVENTS …

  Yesterday, July 5, 2012, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation approved Item E-1402, a national filing proposed by the National Council on Compensation Insurance (“NCCI”) to update its Experience Rating Plan.  Background information issued by the NCCI about the …

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9:30 a.m.–Florida Division of Administrative Hearings Rule Development Workshop. Proposed amendments would amend the existing procedural Rules for adjudication of workers’ compensation claims to conform to subsequent statutory changes and to incorporate changes that should improve the adjudicatory process. To …

10:00 a.m.–Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association Investment Committee meeting. To view the meeting notice, click here.

 On July 1, 2012, the implementation of a platform to simplify the allocation of surplus lines taxes went “live” on the World Wide Web with the release of the Surplus Lines Information Portal (“SLIP”) for use by the Non-Admitted Insurance …

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The following article was published in the Orlando Sentinel on July 4, 2012: School districts gamble with limited hurricane insurance coverage By Dave Weber www.orlandosentinel.com School districts across Central Florida are betting that a hurricane won’t hit here and cause …

  On June 28, 2012 and in compliance with Section 440.49(9), F.S., the Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Workers’ Compensation issued an Informational Bulletin DFS-03-2012.   The Bulletin advises insurers, self-insurers and other related stakeholders that Florida’s Chief …

  The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) held a public rate hearing today, July 3, 2012 to review Praetorian Insurance Company’s (“Praetorian’s”) recent rate filing in which it requested an average statewide rate change of -2.2 percent for its …