Category: Florida News

To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Florida regulators investigate rash of sinkhole claims State insurance regulators are investigating what they see as a surge in sinkhole claims outside the traditional “sinkhole alley” in Hernando and …

    An August 25, 2010 hearing requested by the Florida Association of Public Insurance Adjusters (“FAPIA”) on the validity of proposed regulations relating to public adjuster conduct and ethics has been continued upon request by the Florida Division of …

  All Florida commercial and residential property insurers are required to report information relating to sinkhole claims opened between 2006 and 2010 by September 21, 2010, pursuant to a data call issued by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) …

The following article was published by The New York Times on August 25, 2010: By DAVID KOCIENIEWSKI It is the tax world’s version of blind man’s bluff. Every year, thousands of the nation’s largest corporations are required to report to …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Florida Insurance Department to Survey on Sinkholes Starting this month, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation is going to begin surveying Florida property insurers about their experience with …

The News Service of Florida published the following article on August 23, 2010: Criminal and civil penalties that may arise out of the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill will be the topic for the House oil spill Workgroup 6 …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Dispute over insurance could slow down Orlando commuter rail A dispute over insurance between the state of Florida and Amtrak is delaying one of the most critical steps …

Following is a listing of insurance-related Florida regulatory events for the week of August 23-27, 2010: All times are Eastern Time.  Additional information is available via hyperlink were noted in bold type.        FLORIDA INSURANCE REGULATORY EVENTS      Monday, August 23 …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:     Editorial:  Florida Property insurance market is built on sand The phrase “I told you so” is rarely a winning conclusion to any conversation. But the news this week …

The Tallahassee Democrat published the following editorial on August 19, 2010: The phrase “I told you so” is rarely a winning conclusion to any conversation. But the news this week that another big insurance company wants to pull out of …