Florida Insurance Calendar: April 20-24, 2015

 

Following is a listing of Florida insurance-related legislative and regulatory events for the week of April 20-24, 2015.  All times are shown in Eastern Time.

Additional information is available via hyperlink where noted in bold type.

 

FLORIDA INSURANCE LEGISLATIVE EVENTS   

 

Week 8 of the 2015 Florida Regular Legislative Session

 

 

FLORIDA INSURANCE REGULATORY EVENTS   

 

Wednesday, April 22

• 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.–Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology (“FCHLPM”) meeting.  Tallahassee, Florida.  Review model revisions.  The FCHLPM Flood Standards Development Committee will meet to discuss a working draft of the Meteorological/Hydrological Flood Standards and to begin a discussion of the Statistical Flood Standards.  Teleconference:  (888) 670-3525; conference code:  7135858151.  To view the meeting notice, click here.  To view the agenda, click here.

Thursday, April 23

• 2:30 p.m.–Florida Insurance Guaranty Association (“FIGA”) Finance and Audit Committee meeting.  Tallahassee, Florida.  To view the meeting notice, click here.

Friday, April 24

• 3:00 p.m.–Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (“FWCJUA”) Market Assistance Plan meeting.  To view the agenda, click here. 
• 9:00 a.m.–FIGA Board of Directors meeting.  Tallahassee, Florida.  To view the meeting notice, click here.

 

LOOKING AHEAD

 

Tuesday, April 28

• 11:00 a.m.–FWCJUA Safety Committee meeting.  To view the agenda, click here.

Thursday, April 30

• 2:30 p.m.–Florida Workers’ Compensation Insurance Guaranty Association Audit Committee meeting.  To view the meeting notice, click here.

Friday, May 1

• 10:00 a.m.–FWCIGA Board of Directors meeting.  To view the meeting notice, click here.

Friday, May 8

• 11:00 a.m.–Florida Division of Insurance Agents and Agency Services (“IAAS”) Rule Development Workshop.  Tallahassee, Florida.  Rule 69B-231.020 sets forth the scope of Chapter 69B-231, which contains penalty guidelines for insurance representatives licensed by the IAAS.  Proposed amendments to the Rule would provide that the Chapter is applicable to managing general agents and surplus lines agents.  It also deletes subsection (2) since it unnecessarily lists licensees that are not subject to the Rule Chapter.  To view the workshop notice, click here.

Monday, May 11

• 11:00 a.m.–FWCJUA Operations Committee meeting.  To view the agenda, click here.

Tuesday, May 12

• 9:30 a.m.–Florida Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) Proposed Rule Hearing.  To view the hearing notice, click here.
  • Proposed repeal of Rule 69J-8.004, “Qualification and Certification of Neutral Evaluators,” because the standards for neutral evaluators are now in s.627.7074, F.S.
  • Subsection 69J-8.008(2), “Selection of Neutral Evaluator,” would be amended to require insurers to contact claimants within three business days of notice of a request for neutral evaluation, and to copy the DFS on the correspondence to the claimant. 
  • Subsection (9) of Rule 69J-8.008 would be added to impose a duty on neutral evaluators to disclose conflicts of interest within three business days of assignment. 
  • Subsection (5) would be added to Rule 69J-8.009, “Evaluation Process,” to require disclosure of professionals used by a neutral evaluator and related conflicts of interest. 

Wednesday, May 13

• 10:00 a.m.–FWCJUA Investment Committee meeting.  To view the agenda, click here.

Thursday, May 14

• 9:00 a.m.–Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Proposed Rule Hearing.  Tallahassee, Florida.  
  • Proposed Rule 19-8.010 would adopt an amendment form enabling the parties to the 2015-2016 Reimbursement Contract to correct a scriverner’s error in the definition of “retention multiple.”  To view the hearing notice, click here.
  • Proposed Rule 19-8.028 would adopt the 2015-2016 Contract Year Reimbursement Premium Formula.  To view the hearing notice, click here.
• 10:00 a.m.–FWCJUA Audit Committee meeting.  To view the agenda, click here.
• 2:00 p.m.–FWCJUA Rates and Forms Committee meeting.  To view the meeting notice, click here.

Tuesday, May 19

• 2:00 p.m.–FWCJUA Producer Committee meeting.  To view the meeting notice, click here.

Wednesday, May 20

• Florida Board of Employee Leasing Companies meeting.  To view the meeting notice, click here.

Wednesday, June 10

• 9:00 a.m.–FWCJUA Board of Governors meeting.  To view the meeting notice, click here.

Monday, June 22

• 2:00 p.m.–Florida Self-Insurers Guaranty Association Board of Directors meeting.  Teleconference:  (866) 866-2244; conference code: 7903005.  

Wednesday, June 24

• 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.–Florida Citizens Property Insurance Corporation Board of Governors meeting.  To view the meeting notice, click here.

Tuesday, July 28

• 1:00 p.m.–Florida Surplus Lines Service Office Board of Governors meeting.  Naples, Florida.  To view the meeting notice, click here.

 

 

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