Category: Insurance Regulatory News
Apr 1, 2010
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Americans for Tax Reform: Billion-dollar beach-house bailout Rich who choose high-risk property should pay to protect themselves Congress will soon consider a $200 billion bailout aimed at …
Apr 1, 2010
This news release was issued by Representative Clay Ford’s office on April 1, 2010. TALLAHASSEE, FL –Representative Clay Ford’s (R-Gulf Breeze) bill to make the Department of the Lottery more efficient passed the Economic Development and Community Affairs Policy Council …
Mar 31, 2010
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Florida’s Crist Opposes, Bush Backs Bill Deregulating Insurance Prices Tallahassee politicians must ensure a robust private property insurance market to avoid a financial disaster if a major …
Mar 31, 2010
THis article appeared in The Times-Picayune (New Orleans) on March 31, 2010: By Mark Schleifstein Five years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the New Orleans region, it may come as a surprise that the metropolitan area with the most to …
Mar 30, 2010
A report to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (“NAIC”) Solvency Modernization Task Force on a suggested “Windows and Walls” approach for regulation of United States-based insurers operating within corporate groups was presented to at the NAIC’s Spring 2010 National …
Mar 30, 2010
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Citizens has successful bond pre-sale Amid predictions of an active hurricane season this year, Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is bulking up its reserves with a $2.4 billion …
Mar 30, 2010
Above: State Representative Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel (right), confers with Rules and Calendar Council Chair, State Representative Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton, during a floor session on March 23, 2010. Representative Weatherford is the sponsor of HB 1509, which relates to economic development …
Mar 30, 2010
The Miami Herald publised this letter on March 30, 2010. BY ALBERTO M. CARVALHO www.dadeschools.net The numbers don’t lie, and the equation is alarmingly simple: Shrinking property values + less money from the state = a projected $190 million shortfall …
Mar 30, 2010
A Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation (“Division”) Rule Development Workshop relating to proposed Rule 69L-6.026 was not held today, March 30, 2010, because no attendees were present. The proposed Rule, entitled “Periodic Reports,” would establish required reporting procedures for employers …
Mar 30, 2010
The following appeared in The Buzz, a St. Petersburg Times blog on Florida Politics, on March 29, 2010: Jeb Bush waded into the property insurance debate Monday in an interview with the Associated Press. The former governor endorsed a …