Category: Florida News
May 18, 2010
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) announced today, May 18, 2010, that it has ordered 16 workers’ compensation insurance companies to return a total of more than $9.4 million in profits to their policyholders pursuant to Florida’s excessive profit law. An …
May 17, 2010
The Miami Herald published the following on May 16, 2010: BY STEVE ROTHAUS srothaus@MiamiHerald.com EMILY MICHOT / MIAMI HERALD STAFF Donna Milo is running for Congress as a Republican against Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Milo, who is transgender, will …
May 17, 2010
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Ironshore Enters Florida High-Valued Homeowners Market Specialty insurer Ironshore Inc. has entered the personal lines market to underwrite a high value homeowners program for properties valued in …
May 17, 2010
The following article was published in “The Curious Capitalist” blog on TIME.com on May 14, 2010: Posted by Barbara Kiviat [Editor’s note: I wrote a story for Time.com, which is now being funneled here, to the Curious Capitalist. I …
May 14, 2010
Following is a listing of insurance-related Florida regulatory events for the week of May 17-21, 2010: Note: All times are Eastern Standard Time. Additional information is available via hyperlink were noted in bold type. FLORIDA INSURANCE REGULATORY EVENTS Tuesday, May 18 …
May 14, 2010
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Miami-Dade Family First in Florida to Take on Chinese Drywall Homeowners hope lawsuit will bring them relief. The demolition was underway Wednesday at a Miami-Dade home, as …
May 14, 2010
The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“Fund”) posted a “NetRoadshow” on the Internet to educate potential buyers about the financial strength of the Fund prior to beginning sales of a $694 million Series 2010A bond issue on May 12. …
May 13, 2010
Demotech, Inc. President Joe Petrelli issued the following statement today, May 13, 2010: “I have been advised that the recent positions that Demotech has taken in specific situations are being interpreted as broad sweeping changes imposing reinsurance requirements. To …
May 13, 2010
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Editorial: Insurance bill needs improvement Any day now, a property insurance bill that lawmakers jammed through the Legislature in the closing days of the session will land …
May 13, 2010
The Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) Information Systems Advisory Committee (“Committee”) met on May 12, 2010. To view complete meeting materials, click here. A summary of the meeting discussion follows. Key Projects Update Five vendors have been selected to present …