Category: Insurance Regulatory News

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) has released its System for Electronic Rate and Form Filing (“SERFF”) newsletter for March, 2008. The SERFF system is designed to provide a cost-effective method of handling insurance policy rate and form filings …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Florida Congressman: Law Critical to Challenged Homeowners’ Markets The federal government must help stabilize homeowners’ markets challenged by natural catastrophes, said U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney, D-Fla., at a National …

South Broward Hospital Commissioner Kathy Durham to be Honored  at Florida Breast Health Initiative’s first annual fundraiser   Chaired by Broward Litigator, March 28 Event Draws Major Sponsors     For Immediate Release, Please Media Inquiries, Please Contact:  Michelle Friedman, …

On Monday, March 10, 2008, the Florida Workers’ Compensation Insurance Guaranty Association (“FWCIGA”) held a Board of Directors (“Board”) meeting to receive updates regarding FWCIGA investments, legal actions, claims, financial statements and operations business. Chairman Tom Stahl called the meeting …

The Florida Cabinet will hold a meeting starting at 9 a.m. in the Cabinet Meeting Room, Lower Level, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida. The following entities are on the agenda, which can be viewed by clicking here: Division of Bond Finance …

The first week of Florida’s 2008 Regular Legislative Session focused mainly on budget cuts to the fourth quarter of Fiscal Year 2007-2008. Both the House and the Senate passed their proposed cuts and then briefly met in conference work out …

         Above (left):  Newly-elected members of the Florida House of Representatives take their oath of office from Supreme Court Chief Justice R. Fred Lewis, lower right, during the opening of the Florida Legislature Tuesday, March 4, 2008, in Tallahassee, …

Tallahassee Democrat–Mar. 8, 2008By By Jim AshFLORIDA CAPITAL BUREAU CHIEF    Negotiations over more than $500 million in cuts to the state’s nearly $70 billion budget for 2007-2008 were temporarily halted Friday, although a formal resolution is expected to come …

South Florida Sun-Sentinel–Mar. 10, 2008 Consumers should thoroughly research insurance carriers that aren’t regulated by the state such as surplus-lines insurers for individual homes and self-insurance trusts for groups of condos or homes. Surplus-lines insuranceMany consumers don’t know they’re buying …

Palm Beach Post–Mar. 10, 2008 You would think that Florida homeowners looking for a new insurance company might have some issues with their current carrier. And you’d be right. That’s exactly the finding of a new survey by Home Insurance …