Category: Insurance Regulatory News
Apr 26, 2016
Standoff Worsens Between Governor Rick Scott and CFO Atwater on Replacing Florida Insurance Commissioner The standoff intensified today over hiring a new Florida insurance commissioner, as Governor Rick Scott’s lone choice failed to win support of Chief Financial Officer …
Apr 25, 2016
The next chapter in the highly publicized process to select Florida’s next Insurance Commissioner will play out at the Florida Cabinet meeting scheduled for Tuesday, April 26, 2016. To access the complete agenda, click here. To watch tomorrow …
Apr 25, 2016
Cabinet to Discuss Florida Insurance Commissioner Replacement Tuesday With hurricane season approaching, Florida officials are working to hire a new state insurance commissioner, WFSU’s Regan McCarthy reports. Governor Rick Scott interviews more Insurance Commissioner Candidates Outgoing Florida Commissioner McCarty …
Apr 22, 2016
CFO Atwater Offers Two New Candidates for State Insurance Post Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater offered up two new possible compromise candidates Thursday to be the state’s next insurance commissioner: Raymond Blacklidge and Belinda Miller. Steve Bousquet reports …
Apr 21, 2016
McCarty Delays Departure as Impasse Remains over Insurance Commissioner Post Palm Harbor resident Jeffrey Bragg and State Representative Bill Hager, R-Delray Beach, have been asked back to interview again with the Florida Cabinet for the state insurance commissioner job …
Apr 20, 2016
Above: Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty To honor his commitment to facilitate a smooth transition into the 2016 Hurricane Season, Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty advised Governor Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet members in a letter today, April …
Apr 20, 2016
In a potentially far-reaching opinion issued today, April 20, 2016, a Florida appeals court struck down a state law that restricted a police officer from paying a law firm to help her pursue workers’ compensation insurance benefits. The First …
Apr 20, 2016
The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“FHCF”) published its 2016 Proposed Rates, Rating Regions and Ratemaking Formula Report with supplemental information today, April 20, 2016. These rates represent the proposed rate for 2016 as a result of the 2016 FHCF …
Apr 20, 2016
Governor to Meet with State Representative Bill Hager in Florida Insurance Commissioner Search New developments in the hunt for Florida’s First New Insurance Commissioner in 13 years: Governor Rick Scott’s office said he will meet Wednesday with State Representative Bill …
Apr 19, 2016
Scott, Atwater Mum on Insurance Commissioner Picks After failing to reach agreement last month, it remained unclear Monday whether Governor Rick Scott and Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater will be able to find common ground on the appointment of …