Category: Florida News
Sep 5, 2008
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Florida Office of Insurance Regulation Rejects State Farm Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty today announced that the Office of Insurance Regulation (Office) has rejected State Farm Florida’s (State Farm) petition …
Sep 5, 2008
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) has issued the press release below today, September 5, 2008, detailing its rejection of State Farm Florida’s petition for a formal hearing on the OIR’s August 25 Notice of Intent to disapprove the insurer’s 47.1 …
Sep 4, 2008
Houston Chronicle–September 4, 2008 Homeowners Choice, Inc. (HCIIU), a Florida-based provider of homeowners’ insurance, today announced that its wholly-owned insurance subsidiary, Homeowners Choice Property & Casualty Company, Inc., has received approval from the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation to increase …
Sep 4, 2008
St. Petersburg Times–September 3, 2008 By Times Staff Writer The Connecticut Supreme Court has declined to rule on a Florida company’s efforts to block Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal from disclosing information he obtained while investigating the insurance industry. The …
Sep 4, 2008
Palm Beach Post–September 03, 2008 Palm Beach Post Staff Writer TALLAHASSEE — A disaster declaration from the U.S. Department of Agriculture is being sought for 36 Florida counties that suffered crop damage from Tropical Storm Fay Aug. 19., Florida Agriculture …
Sep 4, 2008
Agents patrol neighborhoods to offer information on emergency assistance By Julian PecquetDEMOCRAT STAFF WRITER Tallahassee Democrat–September 4, 2008 Federal and state officials were in Leon County on Wednesday to spread the word about the financial assistance that’s available from the …
Sep 4, 2008
Treasure Coast Palm–September 3, 2008 By Monique Mattiace STUART — American Red Cross officials said their national disaster fund is broke, and they’re asking for help to pay for relief activities in the wake of this season’s storms. Red Cross …
Sep 4, 2008
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Homeowners Choice Announces Florida Regulatory Authorization to Increase Its Citizens Policies to 95,000 from 30,000 Homeowners Choice, Inc. (HCIIU), a Florida-based provider of homeowners insurance, today announced that its wholly-owned …
Sep 4, 2008
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) had scheduled a Workshop for today, September 4, 2008, on proposed Rules 69O-138.001, entitled NAIC Financial Condition Examiners Handbook Adopted and 69O-137.001, entitled Annual and Quarterly Reporting Requirements. However, because the Workshop was …
Sep 4, 2008
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) has approved an emergency assessment fee of 1.4 percent for all new and renewal Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) surplus lines policies with an effective date of December 15, 2008. The assessment period …