Category: Insurance Regulatory News

The Miami Herald published the following on May 2, 2010:   By MICHAEL VASQUEZ mvasquez@miamiherald.com PATRICK FARRELL / MIAMI HERALD STAFF Ileana Diaz places a bet with dealer Heidi Tieken at a Black Jack table as Albert Rogueiro looks on …

The Miami Herald published the following on May 1, 2010:   BY MARY ELLEN KLAS Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau The oil rig explosion that threatens the Gulf of Mexico also rocked the carefully crafted agenda of the Florida Legislature’s incoming leaders. …

The Miami Herald published the following on May 1, 2010:   BY AUDRA D.S. BURCH, JOSEPH GOODMAN AND CURTIS MORGAN cmorgan@MiamiHerald.com PENSACOLA — Florida environmental and emergency managers acknowledged Saturday that the state can’t protect every stretch of coastline threatened …

Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty released his response today, May 3, 2010, to an April 23, 2010 letter from Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink in which she inquired whether any additional actions may be necessary by the Florida Office …

To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Letter:  Penalized for fortifying homes against loss? I read in the paper that House Bill 447 and Senate Bill 2044 could allow rate hikes in our property insurance. Rates …

To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Paige St. John:  Insurance measure aims to cut both ways Bill mostly helps insurers but also gives regulators power In the final hours of their session, state lawmakers Friday …

The National Association of Insurance Commissioner’s (“NAIC’s”) Financial Condition Committee (“Committee”) met by teleconference on April 28, 2010, during which it adopted the Committee’s Rating Agency Working Group (“Working Group”) revised final report on risks associated with NAIC reliance on …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Blog:  Florida Senate approves measure allowing certain property insurance rate hikes Today, the Florida Senate passed another broad measure to strengthen the property insurance market and allow …

Following is a listing of insurance-related Florida regulatory events for the week of May 3-7, 2010: Note:  All times are Eastern Standard Time.  Additional information is available via hyperlink were noted in bold type.    FLORIDA INSURANCE REGULATORY EVENTS    Monday, May …

  The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation issued an Order today, April 29, 2010, levying an emergency assessment of 1.30 percent of direct written premium on all property and casualty lines of business.   Excluded from the assessment are workers’ compensation, …