Category: Insurance Regulatory News
Jan 28, 2010
The Florida Department of Financial Services (“DFS”), Division of Agents and Agency Services held a Rule Development Workshop today, January 28, 2010, relating to penalty guidelines for insurance representatives. The following proposed Rules were reviewed: 69B-231.030: Definitions69B-231.080: Penalties for …
Jan 28, 2010
The Miami Herald published this editorial on January 28, 2010. After several years of diminishing returns for Florida’s public schools, Gov. Charlie Crist is proposing to increase the education budget from PreKindergarten to 12th grade. It’s a key piece of …
Jan 28, 2010
The Miami Herald published this article on January 28, 2010. BY RON MATUS St. Petersburg Times Despite a still-rocky economy, Gov. Charlie Crist said Monday he’ll push for an increase in Florida’s education budget. Crist — who is running for …
Jan 28, 2010
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Maintain insurance controls, Crist says Manatee senator’s idea to deregulate insurers is opposed by governor Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is already opposing a measure to deregulate the …
Jan 27, 2010
The Miami Herald published this article on January 27, 2010. BY NIALA BOODHOO Florida’s consumers started out the New Year unexpectedly optimistic about the economy, with the state consumer confidence index rising to its highest level in more than two …
Jan 27, 2010
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Florida Peninsula Finalizes Acquisition of Edison Insurance Florida Peninsula Holdings, LLC, the parent company of Florida Peninsula Insurance Co., reports it has completed its acquisition of Edison Insurance …
Jan 27, 2010
On behalf of the Florida Economic Development Council and the FED-PAC Board of Directors, please take a moment to read the memorandum from FED-PAC Chairman Mary Jane Stanley, together with the enclosed FED-PAC brochure. Should you have any questions …
Jan 27, 2010
In a December 18, 2009 opinion on Citizens Property Insurance Corp. v. Garfinkel, the Fifth District Court of Appeal held that, not only was Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) immune from first-party bad faith claims, but that Florida’s bad …
Jan 26, 2010
To view a complete article, click on a headline below: Florida’s Citizens to Re-Bid Part of Contract for Property Reinspections Florida’s state-backed property insurer will seek competitive bids on part of a contract to reinspect as many …
Jan 26, 2010
The Florida Cabinet held a regularly scheduled meeting today, January 26, 2010 in Tallahassee. To view the complete agenda, click here. The Cabinet members took action on the following insurance-related agenda items: Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) Florida …