Florida Insurance Calendar: August 30 – September 3

Following is a listing of insurance-related Florida regulatory events for the week of August 30 – September 3, 2010:

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

 

    

FLORIDA INSURANCE REGULATORY EVENTS   

 

Monday, August 30

• Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (“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.

 

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Tuesday, September 7

• Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) Public Rate Hearing: Citizens Property Insurance Corporation; 1:00 p.m.  Agenda forthcoming.  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.

Thursday, September 9

• Florida Workers’ Compensation Insurance Guaranty Association Board meeting; 10:00 a.m. To view the meeting notice, click here.

Monday, September 13

• Florida Department of Financial Services/OIR Proposed Rule Hearing, 9:30 a.m.  Proposed Rules 69M-236.001; .002; .003; .004; .005 relating to Florida’s Annual Residential Property Insurer Report Card.  To view the meeting notice, click here.

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.

Wednesday, September 15

• Florida Division of Insurance Agents and Agency Services Proposed Rule Hearing, 9:30 a.m. Proposed Rules would repeal the requirement (and exemptions from that requirement) that Florida insurance-related licensees have a photograph on their insurance license identification cards and also permit licensees to print the cards electronically. To view the meeting notice, click here.
  • 69B-211.011: Photo Identification Required
  • 69B-211.012: Exemptions to Photo Identification Requirement

Thursday, September 16

• Florida Division of Worker’s Compensation Rule Development Workshop; 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Proposed Rules 69L-7.020: Florida Workers’ Compensation Health Care Provider Reimbursement Manual and 69L-7.100: Florida Workers’ Compensation Reimbursement Manual for Ambulatory Surgical Centers would adopt new versions of the manuals and implement reimbursement rates for health care providers and ambulatory surgical centers for services performed for injured workers pursuant to Section 440.13, Florida Statutes.  To view the meeting notice, click here.

Monday, September 20

• Florida Division of Insurance Agent and Agency Services Rule Development Workshop; 9:30 a.m.  Proposed Rule 69B-210.005 would define 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.   

Thursday, September 24

• OIR/Florida Health Insurance Advisory Board; Second hearing on Medical Loss Ratios; 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.  Agenda forthcoming.
• Florida Health Insurance Advisory Board meeting; 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.  Agenda forthcoming.

 

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