Category: Insurance Regulatory News

Calling the overdose death of a toddler “a tragic situation,” Palm Beach County’s top child-welfare official has conceded that the agency made mistakes in failing to seek court approval to intervene with the family.

Jacksonville Business Journal–June 27, 2008by Rachel Witkowski Staff Writer NORTHEAST FLORIDA — Nearly 20 Florida-based property and casualty insurers have started covering homeowners and businesses in Jacksonville, creating the one thing residents may not see elsewhere this year — lower …

National Underwriter–June 26, 2008BY MATT BRADYNU Online News Service The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation’s proposal to eliminate insurers’ ability to critique and challenge their state conduct exams, before results are made public, has drawn criticism from the insurance industry. …

Finding the right insurance means knowing your needs by Laura Paskus Correspondent Jacksonville Business Journal–June 27, 2008 Whether you are hoping to protect your own business from a disaster or a lawsuit or are a subcontractor complying with another company’s …

Palm Beach Post–June 26, 2008 Palm Beach Post Staff Report WEST PALM BEACH — South Florida Water Management District employees participated in a hurricane drill at the emergency operations center Thursday morning. The South Florida Water Management District is conducted …

Insurance Business Review Online–26th June 2008 By Staff Writer American Keystone Insurance Company has received approval from the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation and Citizens Property Insurance Corporation to assume as many as 718 policies from the Commercial Residential Account. …

The Florida Workers Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (“FWCJUA”) held its June Investment Committee (“Committee”) meeting on Friday, June 27, 2008.  To view the complete agenda, click here. The meeting was called to order with a quorum of members in attendance. …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   New firms bring lower insurance rates Nearly 20 Florida-based property and casualty insurers have started covering homeowners and businesses in Jacksonville, creating the one thing residents may not …

Today, Thursday June 26, 2008, a representative of Colodny Fass attended a Rule Hearing regarding the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation’s (“OIR”) intent to repeal the following Rules from the Florida Administrative Code: 69O-220.001: Pre-Qualification and Licensure of Emergency Adjusters …

The New York Times–June 25, 2008 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. is lobbying Congress for permission to allow insurance companies to include flood coverage in homeowner policies. The vast majority of flood insurance policies are currently sold …