Category: Insurance Regulatory News

On Tuesday, November 10, 2009, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) held a public hearing on Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s (“Citizens”) proposed rate filing for its High-Risk Account (“HRA”).  Citizens, which has been operating under a mandated rate freeze …

On Tuesday, November 10, 2009, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation held a Rule Development Workshop to discuss the incorporation of a new category of Motor Vehicle Service Agreement Companies called “Motor Vehicle Manufacturers” into the following existing regulations: 69O-200.004: …

MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. – County courts will be cleared of many unnecessary and unjustified lawsuits following a ruling from the 3rd District Court of Appeals on November 4. A three-judge panel ruled that a person couldn’t sue his or her …

In an informational memorandum issued this week, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (“DHSMV”) advised all fire and property and casualty insurance companies licensed to issue motor vehicle policies in Florida that new Florida driver license laws …

Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 10:29am EST  |  Modified: Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 10:32am South Florida Business Journal – by Susan R. Miller Patriot Risk Management has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to go public. The Fort Lauderdale-based insurance holding company …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA:  Monroe County Wind Rates Too High–Group Says Tired of paying rates they say are artificially high and based on fundamentally flawed data, …

THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA published this article on November 10, 2009 By MICHAEL PELTIER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, Nov. 10, 2009…Tired of paying rates they say are artificially high and based on fundamentally flawed data, …

The Miami Herald published this story on November 10, 2009 By LESLEY CLARK lclark@MiamiHerald.com Florida’s tough prison sentences for juveniles came under scrutiny at the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, with justices appearing divided about whether locking up teenagers for …

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) Winter 2009 National Meeting is scheduled for December 5 – 8, 2009 in San Francisco at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square. The meeting agenda and an official Preview have been published by …

The Florida Department of Management Services (“DMS”), Agency for Workforce Innovation has issued a Notice of Rulemaking Development regarding the following Rule that relates to the reporting format required by the United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics …