Category: Florida News
Feb 19, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Florida regulators and legislators target insurers’ use of credit scores Florida insurance officials want to effectively ban insurers from using credit scores to set residential and automobile insurance …
Feb 19, 2009
The Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (“FWCJUA”) Rates and Forms Committee (“Committee”) met on Thursday, February 19, 2009. The Committee approved estimated FWCJUA reserve estimates for unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses for the years 1994 through December 31, …
Feb 19, 2009
On Wednesday, February 18, 2009, the Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) Board of Governors (“Board”) held a meeting. To view the complete agenda, click here. Board Chairman Jim Malone called the meeting to order with a quorum of members present. …
Feb 18, 2009
A Rule Hearing for the 2009-2010 Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Reimbursement Contract is scheduled for March 18, 2009. The meeting notice and text of the proposed Rules is reprinted below. Should you have any questions or comments, please do …
Feb 18, 2009
THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA–February 18, 2009 By News Service Staff THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE………..A Senate health care panel on Wednesday deferred a vote on legislation that would abolish a hospital-dominated panel that helps decide how $1 billion in Medicaid dollars …
Feb 18, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Insurer pledges to take 100,000 State Farm policies Florida Peninsula Insurance Co. is jumping into the State Farm scramble, pledging Tuesday to take up to 100,000 potentially displaced …
Feb 18, 2009
On Tuesday, February 17, 2009, the Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) Finance and Investment Committee (“Committee”) met to discuss an update on Citizens’ 2009 Pre-Event Liquidity Program, as well as overviews of its investment portfolio and returns. To view the …
Feb 17, 2009
Florida Trend-February 1, 2009 By Amy Keller Florida’s budget crisis and the economy will take center stage again when the Legislature convenes next month for its regular session. With an anticipated budget gap for 2009-10 of anywhere from $3.8 billion …
Feb 17, 2009
Capitol to Courthouse Newsletter–February 17, 2009 The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) will hold a hearing on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 to take public testimony regarding the use of credit scoring, credit history and credit models by insurers in …
Feb 17, 2009
WCTV, Tallahassee–February 16, 2009 The Chief Financial Officer’s hotline received 170 calls from State Farm customers Friday afternoon. More State Farm customers were on the line Monday morning. “They”re concerned; they”re worried about going to another insurance company,” says Tammi …