Category: Florida News

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Monday, December 6

Dec 6, 2010

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:    Federal judge in Florida rules for Amerisure Mutual Insurance Company in Chinese drywall coverage dispute A federal district court judge in Florida ruled that the liability insurer …

Florida Insurance Calendar: December 6 – 10

Dec 6, 2010

  Following is a listing of insurance-related Florida legislative and regulatory events for the week of December 6-10, 2010: All times are Eastern Time (“ET”).  Additional information is available via hyperlink where noted in bold type.   FLORIDA LEGISLATIVE EVENTS Wednesday, December …

Florida Surplus Lines Service Office Upgrades SLIP Information Portal

Dec 6, 2010

  The Florida Surplus Lines Service Office (“FSLSO”) has updated its Insurer Surplus Lines Information Portal (“SLIP”), a Web-based program through which insurers can submit filings directly to the FSLSO database.  The updates, which are intended to streamline the reconciliation process, include …

Citizens Claims Committee Meeting Report: December 1

Dec 2, 2010

  The Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) Claims Advisory Committee (“Committee”) met on December 1, 2010.  To view complete meeting materials, click here.    A summary of the meeting discussion is below:   Key Performance Indicators According to annual key …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Thursday, December 2

Dec 2, 2010

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   News Release:  Florida Peninsula Insurance Company Wins Top Honors At CSC Connect Awards  Awards Recognize Peer Use of CSC Solutions for Business Gain CSC today announced the winners …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Wednesday, December 1

Dec 1, 2010

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Property insurance reform reappears in Florida Higher rates likely as price for making insurance market stable Stymied last session by an election-year veto, backers of proposals to bolster …

Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Maximum Statutory Adjusted Capacity for Mandatory Coverage, Maximum Statutory Coverage for Optional Coverages and Aggregate Retention for the 2011 Contract Year

Dec 1, 2010

The Florida State Board of Administration (“SBA”) has published official notice of the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“FHCF”) maximum statutory adjusted capacity for mandatory FHCF coverage, the maximum statutory coverage for any optional FHCF coverage and the aggregate fund retention used to calculate …

THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA: Bill Signals Tort Reform

Dec 1, 2010

The following article was published by The News Service of Florida on December 1, 2010:   By MICHAEL PELTIER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, Dec. 1, 2010…. A Senate bill filed this week to expand protections for …