Category: Florida News
Jun 6, 2011
Following is a listing of insurance-related Florida regulatory events for the week of June 6-10, 2011: All times are Eastern Time (“ET”). Additional information is available via hyperlink where noted in bold type. FLORIDA INSURANCE REGULATORY EVENTS Tuesday, June …
Jun 6, 2011
In advance of the June 20, 2011 Hearing on proposed Rule 69O-170.0155, F.A.C., entitled “Forms,” the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) has distributed comments and redline draft copies of Form OIR-B1-1802, which is among the forms provided by …
Jun 6, 2011
The following article was published in the Palm Beach Post on June 5, 2011: Fraud, new codes making hurricane credits harder to get If Citizens Insurance is sending an inspector to verify that your home is hurricane hardened, there’s a …
Jun 6, 2011
Florida Senator Mike Fasano, State Representative Jim Boyd, Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate Terry Butler and journalist Paige St. John participated in a June 1, 2011 panel-style forum entitled “Insurance: Surging Premiums, Shrinking Choices, The Florida Insurance Industry Nightmare.” Plaintiffs’ …
Jun 6, 2011
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 …
Jun 5, 2011
The following article was published in the Miami Herald on June 5, 2011: International reinsurers help us The recent editorial, New property insurance law won’t help consumers: Despite your editorial’s unflattering innuendo with regard to the international reinsurance industry, it’s …
Jun 5, 2011
The following article was published in the Daytona News Journal on June 5, 2011: Storms Could Topple Citizens Insurance The Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, and once again the weather experts are forecasting a very active season, …
Jun 4, 2011
The following article was published in the Tampa Tribune on June 4, 2011: Storm Time: Batten Down Wallets and Pray The Atlantic hurricane season officially began on Wednesday, and once again the weather experts are forecasting a very active season, …
Jun 3, 2011
With Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee’s approval on May 27, 2011, Rhode Island became the seventh state to join the Surplus Lines Insurance Multi-State Compact (“SLIMPACT”). Kentucky, New Mexico, North Dakota, Indiana, Kansas and Vermont have also enacted SLIMPACT. SLIMPACT, adopted in November 2010 by the …
Jun 3, 2011
The following article was published in the South Florida Business Journal on June 3, 2011: State to Shutter Argus Property Insurer State officials ordered North Miami Beach-based Argus Fire and Casualty Insurance Co. to cease operations. Starting Tuesday, the nearly …