Category: Insurance Regulatory News

    The regular business meeting of the Florida Health Insurance Advisory Board (“FHIAB”) on May 4, 2020 in the Orange County Commission Chamber, in Orlando, was devoted entirely to a briefing on the new federal Patient Protection and Affordable …

The Miami Herald published the following on May 4, 2010:   Legislature’s budget assumptions hurt public schools The Legislature wrapped up its 60-day session pretending that all is well with public-schools funding. It’s not. Consider: • The base student allocation …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Nationwide Insurance To Hire 1,400 in Florida and Ohio Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. announced Wednesday it will fill 1,400 job openings, including about 600 in its home …

    Governor Charlie Crist sent a letter to President Barack Obama today, May 6, 2010, in which he requested a $50 million disaster National Emergency Grant from the United States Department of Labor to help Florida deal with the impending …

The Miami Herald published the following on May 5, 2010: BY LESLEY CLARK lclark@MiamiHerald.com Rep. Kendrick Meek Wednesday backed two tough anti-oil industry bills, as the spill in the Gulf of Mexico began to emerge as a political dividing line …

Because current Florida law requires the licensure and regulation of home inspectors and mold-related service providers beginning July 1, 2010, the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (“DBPR”) has commenced the rule development process accordingly.  Rule Development Workshops relating to …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Insurance bill not assured of Crist veto The veto watch began Monday for an industry-backed insurance bill that received limited vetting as it won approval in the …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:     Crist ponders veto of property insurance bill for second year in a row The veto watch began Monday for an industry-backed insurance bill that received limited vetting …

  A live Webcast is available for the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) joint public hearing today, May 4, 2010, with the Florida Health Insurance Advisory Board on the implementation of federal health care and its potential impact on …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Paige St. John:  Florida rolling dice on insurers State official defends his decision to try risky strategies Under questioning by his boss, Florida’s top insurance regulator revealed …