Category: Florida News

9:30 a.m.–Florida Office of Insurance Regulation Proposed Rule Hearing. Proposed amendments to Rules 69O-200.004,.005,.006,.009,.014,.015 would incorporate a new category of Motor Vehicle Service Agreement Companies called “Motor Vehicle Manufacturers.” To view the hearing notice, click here.

  The Florida Department of Financial Services’ Division of Insurance Agent and Agency Services has issued a Notice of Rule Development for Rule Chapter 69B-220, F.A.C., proposed amendments to which would update the following Rules pertaining to adjusters and incorporate …

  Following is a listing of insurance-related Florida legislative and regulatory events for the week of February 27 – March 2, 2012: All times are Eastern Time (“ET”).  Additional information is available via hyperlink where noted in bold type.   FLORIDA …

The following article was posted to TCPalm.com on February 24, 2012: Claude Hanuschak:  Negron’s personal injury protection bill makes more sense than House overkill bill that would threaten many health care providers and benefit Big Insurance By Claude Hanuschak Negron‘s …

The following article was published in the St. Petersburg Times on February 24, 2012: Citizens revamp passes House By Peter Schorsch A measure that will change the way Citizens Property Insurance Corp pays for claims in the event of a …

  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 …

10:45 a.m.–State Leaders’ Roundtable on Federal Insurance Office. For further details, please contact the NCOIL Washington, DC Office at 202-220-3014 or by e-mail at mhumphreys@ncoil.org.

  The Florida Board of Employee Leasing Companies (“Board”) met via teleconference on February 15, 2012.  During the meeting, the Board passed a motion to hire an outside consultant to review employee leasing company change of ownership notifications for compliance …

During a brief meeting, the Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (“FWCJUA”) Board of Governors (“Board”) today, February 23, 2012, unanimously voted to continue holding all existing portfolio investments, even though some bonds have been downgraded. Bonds include Hewlett Packard, …

  Condominium owners who live in upscale buildings where more than 25 percent of the units are short-term rentals may face significant insurance rate hikes under a change approved today, February 23, 2012, by Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) Board …