Category: Florida News

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) has scheduled a public rate hearing for Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) on Tuesday, August 25, 2009.   Citizens has requested rate increases for its Florida homeowners, dwelling, fire and commercial residential multi-peril insurance …

~ Tours Tallahassee-based Danfoss Turbocor, developer of energy-efficient refrigerant compressor ~  www.MyFloridaClimate.com  TALLAHASSEE – Governor Charlie Crist today, continuing his commitment to increasing energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, promoted the recently announced Energy-efficient Appliance Rebate Program during a …

The Florida Title Insurance Study Advisory Council will meet on Thursday, August 6, at 9:30 a.m., Room 110 of the Senate Office Building, The Capitol, Tallahassee. The Council will undertake a comprehensive examination of Florida’s title insurance system and make …

   To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Florida Auto Glass Firm Charged in Insurance Overbilling Scam Florida officials today arrested two people associated with a Jacksonville glass company on charges that they overbilled insurers for …

Six years after the death of an ambitious joint effort to make Miami a major healthcare destination for wealthy foreigners, a new group has formed to try to do the same thing — for less money and without any attempts …

The Florida Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) Division of Workers’ Compensation has issued a Notice of Proposed Rule regarding Rule Chapter 69L-24: Insurers’ Standards and Practices. Rule Chapter 69L-24 is being amended to concurrently repeal and replace all existing Rules …

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) Medicare Supplement Refund Formula Subgroup of the Life and Health Actuarial Task Force will meet via teleconference on Wednesday, August 5, at 1:00 p.m. (EST). The registration call-in number is: 412.317.6715.

Although defective Chinese drywall is plaguing houses throughout Broward County, only homeowners in Parkland received a discount in their new property tax assessments. The Property Appraiser’s Office thought the problem was largely isolated to Parkland when it was putting the …

Citizens Property Insurance Corp. representatives will be in Fort Lauderdale this month to answer policyholders’ questions. Rep. Evan Jenne, D-Dania Beach, said he’s holding the meeting because his office regularly fields property insurance questions. State-backed Citizens is Florida’s largest property …

TALLAHASSEE – Governor Charlie Crist and Florida emergency management officials todayannounced that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved disaster loan funds for Volusia County residents and businesses in response to a tornado and severe storms that occurred on …