Category: Insurance Regulatory News
Dec 16, 2008
In a joint memorandum issued to all members of the Florida Legislature on December 15, 2008, Senate President Jeff Atwater and House Speaker Ray Sansom announced that a Special Legislative Session to address Florida’s estimated $2 billion-plus shortfall will be called for …
Dec 16, 2008
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) held a public hearing on December 16, 2008 to review and consider the National Council on Compensation Insurance (“NCCI”) workers’ compensation insurance rate filing. Representatives from the OIR included Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin …
Dec 16, 2008
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Florida Legislature sets special budget crisis session Florida’s legislative leaders announced Monday that they will convene an extraordinary lawmaking session Jan. 5 to close the state’s ever-widening $2.3 …
Dec 16, 2008
Florida Governor Charlie Crist sent a letter to members of the South Florida Water Management District Governing Board today, December 16, 2008. A copy of the letter is attached for your review. Governor Crist’s press release is reprinted below. …
Dec 16, 2008
On Friday, December 12, 2008, the Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) Board of Governors (“Board”) held a meeting in Jacksonville, Florida. Following is a brief summary of discussions and activities that took place during the meeting. To view the complete …
Dec 16, 2008
The National Conference of Insurance Legislators (“NCOIL”) recently concluded its 2008 Annual Meeting in Duck Key, Florida. At the meeting, Legislators considered proposals related to: An NAIC reinsurance regulatory framework Sarbanes-Oxley-like corporate governance Physician reimbursement contract arrangements Transparency in prescription …
Dec 16, 2008
A federal appeals court Monday let stand a civil rights lawsuit brought by three former foster children who say they were repeatedly raped after caseworkers put them in a Jacksonville foster home with older children known to be sexual predators.
Dec 15, 2008
On December 12, 2008, the Florida State Board of Administration (“SBA”) issued a Denial of its Petition for Emergency Waiver or Variance filed by Tower Hill Insurance Group, LLC (“Tower Hill”)on November 12, 2008. Tower Hill’s petition, which was submitted on behalf …
Dec 15, 2008
St. Petersburg Times, 12/14/2008 Jeff Atwater, Senate president Al Austin, Republican fundraiser from Tampa St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker and wife, Joyce, St. Petersburg Brian Ballard, former chief of staff for Gov. Bob Martinez and a campaign adviser to Crist …
Dec 15, 2008
Above: Charlie Crist and Carole Rome listen to Rev. David Miller during their wedding Friday at First United Methodist Church in St. Petersburg. Rome’s daughters Skylar, 10, and Jessica, 12, are in back. To view the wedding guest list, click …