Category: Insurance Regulatory News

NAIC International Solvency and Accounting Working Group Meeting The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) will hold an International Solvency and Accounting Working Group meeting on Tuesday, January 6, from 9:00 through 10:30 a.m. (EST) via teleconference. The registration call-in …

Workers’ Compensation Rule Hearing The Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Workers’ Compensation has issued a Notice of Development of Rulemaking regarding the following Rules: 69L-24.001: Purpose 69L-24.002: Scope 69L-24.003: Definitions 69L-24.004: Monitoring, Examining and Investigating 69L-24.005: Maintaining and …

Tampa Tribune–January 3, 2009 By RUSSELL RAY Policyholders of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. could face sizable rate increases and lose the option to stay with the state-backed property insurer if a task force’s recommendations are approved. The group meets in …

Florida, industry leaders try to lower risk insurer poses to state By Julie Patel South Florida Sun-Sentinel–January 4, 2009 Since three hurricane seasons have come and gone without a major storm, many residents might need a reminder that the state …

Tampa Tribune–January 2, 2009 By RUSSELL RAY A final meeting of a task force Tuesday in Tampa will discuss several major changes for customers of Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Florida’s largest property insurer. Citizens policyholders can reject offers from private …

South Florida Sun-Sentinel–January 1, 2009 By Diane C. Lade About a third of the 40,000 Florida homeowners who qualified for free government money to make hurricane improvements have yet to claim it. The reason: Many can no longer afford to …

Naples Daily News–January 3, 2009 By I.M. STACKEL NAPLES – Condominium owners in Florida are required to have a new type of insurance policy because of a law that took effect Jan. 1. Homeowners 6 is a personal home insurance …

On Monday, January 5, 2009, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation scheduled a hearing regarding the following Rules related to the creation of health care standard risk rates: 69O-149.205: Indemnity Standard Risk Rate 69O-149.207: Health Maintenance Organization Standard Risk Rates …

Florida will be First State in Nation to Express Support for Israel’s Right to Self-Defense Representative Hasner’s Office–January 2, 2009 TALLAHASSEE, FL – House Majority Leader Adam Hasner (R-Delray Beach) today announced his sponsorship of a bi-partisan resolution expressing solidarity …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Citizens May Lift Rate Freeze Policyholders of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. could face sizable rate increases and lose the option to stay with the state-backed property insurer if …