Category: Florida News
May 15, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Florida drought creates state of emergency Gov. Charlie Crist declared a statewide state of emergency Thursday because of extreme drought conditions in central Florida that have made the area …
May 15, 2009
On Thursday, May 14, representatives from the Florida Association of Insurance Agents (“FAIA”) and Consumer Federation of the Southeast held a conference call and press conference on the Florida insurance market and 2009 legislative developments. FAIA President Jeff Grady opened …
May 15, 2009
Monday, May 18 OIR Rule Hearing The Florida Department of Financial Services, Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) has issued a Notice of Development of Rulemaking regarding the following Rule Chapter: 69O-156: Medicare Supplement Insurance Proposed Rule updates to …
May 14, 2009
The Florida Department of Financial Services, Office of Insurance Regulation has issued the attached Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding proposed changes to its annual and quarterly insurer reporting requirements and the update of the adopted 2008 National Association of Insurance …
May 14, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: SBA OKs Fla. Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Rule A state board has approved an emergency rule designed to protect the state from up to $20 billion in losses if the …
May 14, 2009
From the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (“PCI”) As states continue to consider restrictions or bans on credit-based insurance scoring, and as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners has announced it plans to revisit the issue, we wanted …
May 13, 2009
Gov. Charlie Crist said Wednesday that he’s “still studying” a bill that would restore a limit on what plaintiffs lawyers can be paid in workers compensation cases. The bill was among the top priorities this year in the Legislature for …
May 13, 2009
By KATHLEEN HAUGHNEY THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, May 13, 2009… Florida Chief Financial Officer and potential gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink called for a revamping of the State Board of Administration’s governing system Wednesday. A year and …
May 13, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: State Farm, Florida agree to stay out of court until June State Farm and Florida insurance regulators have called a cease-fire on going to court as they continue negotiating …
May 13, 2009
Note: A press release from the Office of Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink regarding today’s Cabinet meeting is reprinted at the end of this report. The Florida Cabinet met today, May 13, 2009, and considered insurance and financial-related matters …