Florida Insurance Calendar: July 22-26, 2013

 

Following is a listing of Florida insurance-related regulatory events for the week of July 22-26, 2013:

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

 

FLORIDA INSURANCE REGULATORY EVENTS

 

Monday, July 22

• Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) Proposed Rule Hearing; 9:30 a.m.  Tallahassee, Florida.  Rule 69O-142.022 would develop the “Notice of Estimated Premium Impacts from the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” required by CS/SB 1842, which amended s.627.410, F.S.  The Notice will be required to be sent to all individual and small group non-grandfathered health plans or health maintenance organizations.  To view the hearing notice, click here.

Tuesday, July 23

• Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation Proposed Rule Hearing; 10:00 a.m.  Rule 69L-6.012, amended to incorporate by reference all forms contained in Rule 69L-6.009, has rendered Rule 69L-6.009 duplicative and unnecessary.  That Rule is therefore proposed for repeal.
• Florida Surplus Lines Service Office (“FSLSO”) Board of Governors meeting; 1:00 p.m.  Ponte Vedra, Florida.  To view the meeting notice, click here.

Wednesday, July 24

• Florida Board of Employee Leasing Companies (“BELC”) Board meeting; 10:00 a.m.  Teleconference: 888-670-3525; conference code: 7489217568#.  To view the meeting notice, click here.

Thursday, July 25

• OIR Public Hearing.  Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida re-organization plan.  5:30 p.m.  Miami, Florida.  To view the meeting notice, click here.

 

LOOKING AHEAD

 

Tuesday, July 30

• OIR Proposed Rule Hearing; 9:30 a.m.  Tallahassee, Florida. 
  • Proposed amendments to Rule 69O-137.001 would adopt the 2012 National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) Annual Statement Instructions Manual.  To view the Hearing notice, click here.
  • Proposed amendments to Rule 69O-138.001 would adopt the 2013 NAIC Financial Condition Examiners Handbook.  To view the Hearing notice, click here.

• Executive Office of the Governor public meeting; 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.  Tallahassee, Florida.  Discussion on candidates to interview for the statutory Citizens Property Insurance Corporation Inspector General position.  To view the meeting notice, click here.

Tuesday, August 6

• Florida Cabinet meeting; 9:00 a.m.
  • OIR agenda
    • For final adoption
      • Proposed amendments to Rule 69O-137.001 would adopt the 2012 National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) Annual Statement Instructions Manual.  To view the hearing notice, click here.
      • Proposed amendments to Rule 69O-138.001 would adopt the 2013 NAIC Financial Condition Examiners Handbook.  To view the hearing notice, click here.
      • Proposed Rule 69O-142.022 would develop the “Notice of Estimated Premium Impacts from the Federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” required by CS/SB 1842, which amended s.627.410, F.S.  The Notice will be required to be sent to all individual and small group non-grandfathered health plans or health maintenance organizations.  To view the hearing notice, click here.
      • Proposed amendments to Rule 69O-149.003, “Rate Filing Procedures,” relating to life and health insurers, would delete the Maximum Annual Medical Trend tables from the text of the Rule, provide the URL of the OIR’s Web site on which the tables will be published and updated as needed, and limit the use of streamlined rate increase filings to Medicare Supplement providers with fewer than 1,000 policyholders nationwide, rather than to 1,000 policyholders in Florida.

Tuesday, August 13

• Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (“FWCJUA”) Investment Committee teleconference meeting; 10:00 a.m.  To view the meeting notice, click here.

Thursday, August 15

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

Friday, August 16

• FWCJUA Reinsurance Committee teleconference meeting; 10:00 a.m. 

Tuesday, August 20

• FWCJUA Operations Committee teleconference meeting; 11:00 a.m.
• FWCJUA Producer Committee teleconference meeting; 2:00 p.m.

Wednesday, August 21

• BELC Board meeting; 10:00 a.m. Teleconference: 888-670-3525; conference code: 7489217568#.   To view the meeting notice, click here.

Tuesday, September 3

• FWCJUA Rates and Forms Committee teleconference meeting; 11:00 a.m.

Wednesday, September 11

• FWCJUA Annual Membership and Board of Governors meetings; 10:00 a.m. Sarasota, Florida.  To view the meeting notice, click here.

Monday, September 16

• Florida Automobile Joint Underwriting Association (“FAJUA”); Board and Committee meetings.  Tampa, Florida.

Tuesday, September 17

• FAJUA Board and Committee meetings.  Tampa, Florida.

Friday, September 20

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

 

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