Category: Florida News

Following is a listing of insurance-related legislative and regulatory meetings for the week of February 1-5: Note:  All times are Eastern Standard Time and additional information is available via hyperlink were noted in boldface.   FLORIDA LEGISLATURE Various committees are scheduled …

The meeting materials from the February 1, 2010 Florida Workers’ Compensation Insurance Guaranty Association Investment Committee meeting can be viewed by clicking the attachment below.

  The Associated Press (“AP”) reported on December 2, 2009, that the State of Florida has spent about $2 million defending a class-action lawsuit claiming that Florida is violating federal Medicaid requirements by providing inadequate medical and dental care to more …

Florida Governor Charlie Crist announced his $307.5 million economic incentive budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2010-11 at a meeting of Enterprise Florida’s Board of Directors on January 28, 2010.  The Governor, who chairs the Board, recommended budget increases in key business …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Florida Insurance Commissioner to Chair NAIC International Insurance Relations Committee The National Association of Insurance Commissioners named its 2010 committee chairs and vice chairs, including Florida Insurance …

  The Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) Claims Committee (“Committee”) met on January 27 via teleconference. Following is a summary of the meeting: Jay Adams, Citizens’ Director of Catastrophe Operations and Commercial Lines, reported that Citizens successfully tested its catastrophe …

  The Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) Finance and Investment Committee (“Committee”) met on Monday, January 25, 2010 to discuss Citizens’ 2010 pre-event liquidity financing plan (“plan”). To access the agenda and meeting materials, click here. The plan, which was approved …

  The Florida Department of Financial Services (“DFS”), Division of Agents and Agency Services held a Rule Development Workshop today, January 28, 2010, relating to penalty guidelines for insurance representatives.  The following proposed Rules were reviewed: 69B-231.030: Definitions69B-231.080: Penalties for …

The Miami Herald published this editorial on January 28, 2010. After several years of diminishing returns for Florida’s public schools, Gov. Charlie Crist is proposing to increase the education budget from PreKindergarten to 12th grade. It’s a key piece of …

The Miami Herald published this article on January 28, 2010. BY RON MATUS St. Petersburg Times Despite a still-rocky economy, Gov. Charlie Crist said Monday he’ll push for an increase in Florida’s education budget. Crist — who is running for …