Category: Insurance Regulatory News

Following is a listing of insurance-related Florida regulatory events for the week of September 27 – October 1, 2010: All times are Eastern Time.  Additional information is available via hyperlink were noted in bold type.   FLORIDA INSURANCE REGULATORY EVENTS       Monday, …

The Office of Florida Governor Charlie Crist issued the following news release today, September 24, 2010:     Governor Crist Awards 2010 Defense Grants ~ Florida’s military installations receive $5.85 million in critical development funds ~ TALLAHASSEE – Governor Charlie …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Citizens rates will rise again in Florida Regulators approve 9 percent and 10 percent average statewide rate hikes, some policyholders could see premiums drop Most Citizens Property Insurance …

  After having cited constitutional issues as the reason the State of Florida would be unable to join the proposed Surplus Lines Insurance Multi-State Compliance Compact (“SLIMPACT”), the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, represented by its General Counsel, Steve Parton, …

    Subsequent to a September 7, 2010 public rate hearing, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) announced today, September 23, 2010, that it has ordered rate increases for Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) that, in some cases, are …

  A National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) public hearing on a proposed risk classification data call and other risk classification tools for personal auto insurance has been scheduled for September 30, 2010 in Kansas City, Missouri.  To access the proposed …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Sunrise Condominium Prevails In Florida Insurance Guaranty Association Appeal of Hurricane Wilma Claim Court Order In an opinion issued yesterday, September 22, 2010, Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal …

    Yesterday, September 22, 2010, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) held a Rule Development Workshop on proposed Rule 690-170.0155, entitled “Forms.”  Although the Rule regulates additional forms, the Workshop specifically focused on revisions to Form OIR-B1-1802, also …

The following article was published by the Gulf Coast Business Review on September 22, 2010: By Carl Cronan John Jerger, left, and his father, Tom Jerger, right, serve as and president and chairman, respectively, of Modern USA and American Traditions …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   News Release:  Florida Insurance Commissioner Meets With President Barack Obama Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty joins more than 30 state insurance commissioners in a meeting with President Barack Obama …