Category: Insurance Regulatory News
Apr 8, 2008
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Aid for young insurance firms weighed A bill will hit the floor of the state House of Representatives Wednesday that proposes to use $250 million from the state-run insurer’s reserves …
Apr 8, 2008
The House Healthcare Council will hold a meeting on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 from 8:30 a.m.-12:00 a.m. in Morris Hall, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida. Insurance-related bills to be discussed include: HB 0405: Relating to Health Insurance Claims Payments by Representative …
Apr 8, 2008
The House Jobs and Entrepreneurship Council will hold a meeting on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 from 1:30 p.m.-2:15 p.m. in Morris Hall, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida. Insurance-Related bills to be discussed include: HB 0937: Relating to Title Insurance by Representative …
Apr 8, 2008
The Senate General Government Appropriations Committee will hold a meeting on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 from 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. in Room 401 of the Senate Office Building, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida. Insurance-Related bills to be discussed include: SB 2156: Relating …
Apr 8, 2008
The Senate Health Policy Committee will hold a meeting on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 from 3:15 p.m.-4:45 p.m. in Room 301 of the Senate Office Building, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida. Insurance-Related bills to be discussed include: SB 1598: Relating to …
Apr 7, 2008
Florida Today–April 6, 2008 State Senate right to rein in property insurers still ripping off homeowners Everything’s taking a back seat in Tallahassee this year to the budget crisis, but the issue of affordable property insurance hasn’t gone away. Consumers …
Apr 7, 2008
Herald-Tribune–April 6, 2008 For more than a decade, Allstate Insurance Co. kept a secret from its auto policyholders — a national strategy to force customers to accept reduced cash payouts or face years in court. Thousands of pages of Allstate …
Apr 7, 2008
South Florida Sun-Sentinel–April 5, 2008 South Florida Sun-Sentinel Editorial Board ISSUE: Lawmakers grapple with more reforms. “Run for the hills” would be appropriate advice, except there are few hills in Florida, and almost all are in the northern part of …
Apr 7, 2008
Naples Daily News–April 6, 2008 By MICHAEL PELTIER TALLAHASSEE — In the world of insurance regulation, this was a big, BIG deal. A Florida appellate court last week upheld the state Office of Insurance Regulation’s decision to bar Allstate Insurance …
Apr 7, 2008
Ruling spurs the insurer to post thousands of pages of documents on the Web By John Hielscher and Paige St. JohnSTAFF WRITERSHerald-Tribune–April 5, 2008 A state appellate court Friday freed Florida to ban Allstate from writing new policies in Florida. …