Florida Insurance Calendar: April 5-9

Following is a listing of insurance-related Florida legislative and regulatory events for the week of April 5-9, 2010:

Note:  All times are Eastern Standard Time.  Additional information is available via hyperlink were noted in bold type.

 

FLORIDA INSURANCE LEGISLATIVE EVENTS

To view Florida Legislative Session Block Calendars for April 5-9, click on the hyperlinks below:

• Senate
• House of Representatives

Tuesday, April 6

• Senate Session
  • SB 844 relating to Insurance
• Senate Committee on General Government Appropriations; 3:15 p.m.
  • SB 2044 relating to General Property Insurance

Wednesday, April 7

• Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance; 10:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
  • SB 2176  relating to Commercial Insurance Rates
  • SB 1658 relating to Open Government Sunset Review/Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology/Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
  • SB 1662 relating to Open Government Sunset Review /Florida Self-Insurers Guaranty Association
  • SB 1664 relating to Open Government Sunset Review /Hurricane Loss/Associated Exposure Data
  • SB 2108 relating to Insurance

 

FLORIDA INSURANCE REGULATORY EVENTS

Tuesday, April 6

• Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) Rule Development Workshop; 69O-137.001: Annual and Quarterly Reporting Requirement; 9:30 a.m. Rule amendments would adopt the 2010 National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) Quarterly Statement Instructions and 2010 NAIC accounting practices and procedures manual. To view the meeting notice, click here.
• OIR Rule Development Workshop; 69O-138.001 NAIC Financial Condition Examiners Handbook Adopted (“Handbook”); 9:30 a.m.  By adopting the newest version of the NAIC Handbook, the proposed Rule ensures that the procedures used by the OIR to examine insurers are the current generally accepted accounting.  To view the meeting notice, click here.

Thursday, April 8

• CANCELED–OIR public rate hearing: Cotton States Mutual Insurance Company

 

LOOKING AHEAD

April 13

• Florida Cabinet; 9 a.m.  To view the meeting agenda, click here.

April 15

• Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology; 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.  For conference call and additional meeting information, click here.

April 19

• Citizens Property Insurance Corporation  Claims Committee; 1:30 p.m. To view the meeting materials and agenda, click here.

April 20

• Florida Auto Joint Underwriting Association Annual Board of Governors Meeting

 April 23

• OIR Rule Hearing 69O-137.002: Annual Audited Financial Reports; 9:30 a.m. The proposed Rule amends the existing Rule to conform with recent amendments to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ Model Audit Rule. To view the meeting notice and proposed Rule text, click here.

 April 27

• Florida Cabinet
  • For final adoption: 
    • Proposed Rules 69M-236.001,.002,.003,.004,.005 relating to the residential property insurer annual report card
    • Proposed Rules 69O- 157.302,.303,.304 relating to premium limits for long-term care insurance
• OIR Rule Development Workshop; 9:30 a.m. 69O-167.024 Rate Filings for Inland Marine Insurance
• Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriters’ Association (“FWCJUA”) Market Assistance Plan Committee teleconference, 10:00 a.m.  To view the agenda, click here.
• FWCJUA Audit Committee teleconference; 1:00 p.m.  

May 3

• OIR Rule Hearing; 1:00 p.m.  Cover Florida Plan Disclosure Form OIR-B2-2004  

May 27

• Citizens Board of Governors meeting teleconference; 9:00 a.m.

 

Should you have any questions or comments, please contact Colodny Fass.

 

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