Category: Florida News

Pursuant to an administrative proceeding brought by FFVA Mutual Insurance Company (“FFVA”), the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) held a public Rule Development Workshop today, February 22, 2010, on Rule 690-189.007, F.A.C. relating to Insurer Experience Reporting-Excessive Profits, Workers’ …

    Note:  Until the March 2, 2010 Florida legislative bill filing deadline, Capitol to Courthouse Headliners will provide a listing of insurance-related bills filed each day.  This listing will be located at the end of the news headlines.   …

THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA published this article on February 22, 2010. By KEITH LAING THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, Feb. 22, 2010…….The day after former House Speaker Ray Sansom’s resignation from the Florida House, state officials scrambled to determine when he …

The Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) Information Systems Advisory Committee (“Committee”) met on February 16, 2010.  To view complete meeting materials, click here.  A summary of the meeting discussion follows.  Key Projects Update Vendors that responded to Citizens’ competitive solicitation …

The Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (“FWCJUA”) Operations Committee (“Committee”) met on February 17, 2010.  The agenda and meeting materials are attached. As part of the agenda, the Committee considered whether to extend or re-bid contracts for collection services …

The Florida Division of Agent and Agency Services (“Division) has scheduled two proposed Rule Hearings on March 16 relating to insurance licensing issues.   Agent and Adjuster Licensing Penalties The first hearing, which begins at 9 a.m. at the Florida …

Ethics, conduct and online emergency licensing procedures for public adjusters and their apprentices will be the subject of a March 10 Florida Division of Agents and Agency Services Rule Development Workshop.  The Workshop, which begins at 10 a.m. at the …

The Demotech, Inc. rating of HomeWise Preferred Insurance Company was withdrawn yesterday after it filed a notice of intent to discontinue writing one or more lines of insurance and related notice of anticipated nonrenewals with the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation.  Demotech’s rating …

  The results of a pilot study designed to test the effectiveness of a full-scale wind mitigation credit re-inspection program were reported to Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) Actuarial and Underwriting Committee (“Committee”) at its February 17, 2010 meeting.   While …

    Note:  Until the March 2, 2010 Florida legislative bill filing deadline, Capitol to Courthouse Headliners will provide a listing of insurance-related bills filed each day.  This listing will be located at the end of the news headlines.   …