Category: Insurance Regulatory News
Feb 7, 2011
In an update issued today, February 7, 2011, Missouri Department of Insurance Director John Huff and Texas Senior Associate Commissioner Danny Saenz announced their planned activities for the coming year as Co-Chairs of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners …
Feb 7, 2011
The Office of Florida Governor Rick Scott issued the following news release containing the transcript of Governor Scott’s speech given today, February 7, 2011, to introduce his proposed budget for the State of Florida: Governor Scott Unveils Florida’s First …
Feb 7, 2011
The following article was published in the St. Petersburg Times on February 7. 2011: PolitiFact Florida: Citing cost, some want to flush state septic tank inspection rule http://www.tampabay.com/ Members of the state Legislature who resoundingly voted in 2010 to …
Feb 7, 2011
The following article was published in the Jacksonville Business Journal on February 7, 2011: Blue Cross, United control Florida Healthcare http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/ Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida and United Healthcare together controlled 65 percent of Florida’s commercial health …
Feb 7, 2011
The following article was published in the Palm Beach Post on February 7, 2011: Florida Leads U.S. in Faked Car Accidents By Laura Green www.palmbeachpost.com A rental truck and an SUV bumped into each other at Blue Heron Boulevard and …
Feb 7, 2011
The following article was published in Business Insurance magazine on February 7, 2011: By Mark A. Hofmann www.businessinsurance.com DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—Brown & Brown Inc.’s revenues for 2010 increased less than 1% to $973.5 million from a year earlier, the Daytona …
Feb 7, 2011
The following article was published in the Insurance Journal on February 7, 2011: Mercury General to Exit Florida Homeowners Market www.insurancejournal.com Citing fourth quarter losses in Florida of $19 million, Mercury General said it would begin the process of withdrawing …
Feb 7, 2011
Above: Sinkholes, such as this one near Winter Park, are the latest natural disaster to hit the Florida insurance industry. (Gulf Coast Business Review) Daily Florida Insurance-Related Events 10:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.–Florida Senate Committee on Banking and …
Feb 7, 2011
The following article was published in The Current on February 7, 2011: Florida’s Insurance Department makes staff changes There have been some staff changes at the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation. Long standing OIR employee Belinda Miller — who was …
Feb 6, 2011
This article was published in the Chicago Tribune on February 6, 2011: Farm Insurance Fraud is Cheating Taxpayers Out of Millions By P.J. Huffstutter http://www.chicagotribune.com/#&lid=Home&lpos=Main The federal investigator took the witness stand and described the crime scene: a sprawling field …