Florida Insurance Calendar: August 16 – 20

Following is a listing of insurance-related Florida regulatory events for the week of August 16-20, 2010:

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

 

    

FLORIDA INSURANCE REGULATORY EVENTS   

 

Monday, August 16

• Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (“FWCJUA”) Rates and Forms Committee meeting; 1:00 p.m.  To view the agenda, click here.

Tuesday, August 17

• Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) Information Systems Advisory Committee meeting; 3:00 p.m.  Teleconference:  866-765-5861.  To view the meeting notice, click here.
• Florida Self-Insurers Guaranty Association Board of Directors meeting; 3:00 p.m.

Wednesday, August 18

• Office of the Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate public meeting with title insurance companies to discuss consumer issues; 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.  To view the meeting notice, click here.
• Florida Board of Employee Leasing Companies Board meeting; 10:00 a.m.  To view the meeting notice, click here.

Thursday, August 19

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

Friday, August 20

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

 

LOOKING AHEAD

Monday, August 23

• Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (“Agency”) Rule Development Hearing; 9:00 a.m.  Proposed amendments to the Rules below would specify requirements and procedures for case management, quality assurance and medical records, dispute resolution and reporting data on grievances.  The proposed Rules also would clarify workers’ compensation managed care arrangement definitions.  To view the meeting notice, click here.   
  • 59A-23.002:  Definitions
  • 59A-23.003:  Authorization Procedures
  • 59A-23.004:  Quality Assurance
  • 59A-23.005:  Medical Records and Case Files
  • 59A-23.006:  Grievance Procedures
  • 59A-23.007:  Examination by the Agency for Health Care Administration
  • 59A-23.009:  Education Procedures

Wednesday, August 25

• FWCJUA Reinsurance Committee meeting; 2:00 p.m.  To view the agenda, click here.
• Citizens Audit Committee meeting; 2:30 p.m.  Teleconference:  877-260-2826.  To view the meeting notice, click here.
• Citizens Finance and Investment Committee meeting; 4:00 p.m.  Teleconference:  888-277-7951.  To view the meeting notice, click here.

Thursday, August 26

• Florida Cabinet, 9:00 a.m.  Agenda not yet posted. 
• Citizens Board of Governors meeting; 9:00 a.m.  Teleconference:  (888) 295-6211.  To view the meeting notice, click here.
• National Association of Insurance Commissioners Catastrophe Risk Subgroup meeting; 2:00 p.m.

Monday, August 30

• FWCJUA Operations Committee meeting; 10:00 a.m.  To view the meeting notice, click here.

Tuesday, August 31

• Florida Department of Revenue (“DOR”) Rule Development Workshop; 2:00 p.m.  Proposed Rule 12B-8.003:  Tax Statement; Overpayments.  Proposed Rule amendments would adopt changes to forms used by the DOR in the administration of the insurance premium tax. To view the meeting notice, click here.

Wednesday, September 8

• FWCJUA Annual Membership and Board of Governors meeting; 9:00 a.m.  To view the meeting notice, click here.

Monday, September 13

• Florida Department of Financial Services/Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) Proposed Rule Hearing, 9:30 p.m.  Proposed Rules 69M-236.001; .002; .003; .004; .005 relating to Florida’s Annual Residential Property Insurer Report Card. 

Tuesday, September 14

• Florida Cabinet; 9:00 a.m.  Complete agenda not yet posted.  
  • OIR agenda items for final adoption:  
    • Proposed Rules relating to the incorporation of a new category of Motor Vehicle Service Agreement Companies called “Motor Vehicle Manufacturers”
    • Proposed amendments to Rule 69O-149.303:  Form and Marketing Standards.  Relates to the standard disclosure form required to be used in the Cover Florida Health Care Access Program.  To view the meeting notice, click here.

Monday, September 20

• Florida Division of Agent and Agency Services Rule Development Workshop; 9:30 a.m.  Proposed Rule 69B-210.005 defines the term “unlawful inducement” and provides examples of prohibited acts and practices that are general unlawful inducements to purchase insurance.  A secondary workshop on similar title insurance issues will be held at 2:30 p.m. for proposed Rule 69B-210.010. 
  • 69B-210.005:  Unlawful Inducements, Generally
  • 69B-210.010:  Unlawful Inducements, Title Insurance

Wednesday, September 22

• OIR Rule Development Workshop; 9:30 a.m. Proposed revisions to Rule 69O-170.0155:  Forms. Relates to Form OIR-B1-1802, which is also known as the Uniform Mitigation Verification Inspection Form.   

 

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