Florida Insurance Calendar: November 11 – 15

 

Following is a listing of Florida insurance-related legislative and regulatory events for the week of November 11-15, 2013:

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

 

 

FLORIDA INSURANCE LEGISLATIVE EVENTS

 

2013-2014 Florida Legislative Interim Committee Meetings

 

There are no events scheduled for this week.

 

 

FLORIDA INSURANCE REGULATORY EVENTS

  

Wednesday, November 13

• Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (“FWCJUA”) Audit Committee meeting; 9:00 a.m.  To view the meeting notice, click here.  To view the agenda, click here.
• FWCJUA Investment Committee meeting; 10:00 a.m.  To view the meeting notice, click here.  To view the agenda, click here.
• Florida Board of Employee Leasing Companies (“BELC”) Board meeting; 11:00 a.m.  St. Augustine, Florida.  To view the meeting notice, click here.  To view the agenda, click here.
• Florida Department of Revenue Proposed Rule Hearing; 2:00 p.m.  Proposed amendments to Rule Chapter 12B-8, F.A.C. – Insurance Premium Tax (Rules 12B-8.0016, and 12B-8.003, F.A.C.) would reflect 2013 law changes, updated forms and removal of obsolete provisions.  To view the hearing notice, click here.

Thursday, November 14

• BELC Board meeting; 9:00 a.m.  St. Augustine, Florida.  To view the meeting notice, click here.  To view the agenda, click here.
• Florida Insurance Guaranty Association (“FIGA”) Finance and Audit Committee meeting; 9:30 a.m.  Tampa, Florida.  To view the meeting notice, click here.
• Florida Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) Claims Committee meeting; 2:00 p.m.  Teleconference:  (866) 361-7525; conference ID:  5219676193#.  To view the meeting notice, click here.

 

LOOKING AHEAD

 

Monday, November 18

• Citizens Actuarial and Underwriting Committee meeting; 8:00 a.m.  Teleconference:  (866) 361-7525; conference ID:  8632017402#.  To view the meeting notice, click here.

Tuesday, November 19

• Florida Cabinet meeting.
• Florida Workers’ Compensation Insurance Guaranty Association (“FWCIGA”) Audit and Investment Committees, Board of Directors meetings; 8:30 a.m.  Orlando, Florida.  To view the meeting notice, click here.

Thursday, November 21

• Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) Rule Development Workshop; 9:30 a.m.  Proposed amendments to Rules 69O.203.042 and 69O-203.045 would require companies to submit subscriber contracts, rates and related forms via the OIR’s online I-Portal.  To view the workshop notice, click here.

Friday, November 22

• FWCJUA Reinsurance Committee meeting; 2:00 p.m.  To view the meeting notice, click here.  To view the agenda, click here.

Monday, December 2

• Florida Department of Financial Services (“DFS”), Division of Insurance Agent and Agency Services Proposed Rule Hearing; 10:00 a.m.  Proposed amendments to Rule 69B-221.155, “Forms for Limited Surety (Bail Bond) Agents,” would adopt the form to be used by the unlicensed personal representative or legal guardian to obtain a temporary permit to operate a bail bond agency after the death or incapacity of the agency’s owner.  The proposed Rule would also adopt the certificate that will be issued once the permit is granted.  To view the hearing notice, click here.
• FWCJUA Operations Committee meeting; 10:00 a.m.  To view the meeting notice, click here.  To view the agenda, click here.

Tuesday, December 3

• Florida DFS, Division of Consumer Services Proposed Rule Hearing; 10:00 a.m.  Proposed amendments to Rule 69J-166.002, “Mediation of Commercial Residential Property Insurance Claims,” and Rule 69J-166.031, “Mediation of Residential Property Insurance Claims,” would update subparagraphs (4)(a)1. of both Rules to conform with changes made by Chapter 2012-151, Laws of Florida, and the opinion of the Third District Court of Appeal in Fernando Subirats v. Fidelity National Property, 106 So. 3d 997 (Fla. 3rd DCA 2013).  To view the hearing notice, click here.

Tuesday, December 10

• Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation Proposed Rule Hearing; 10:00 a.m.  Proposed amendments to Rule 69L-6.031, “Stop-Work Orders in Effect Against Successor Corporations or Business Entities,” would reflect statutory revisions to paragraph 440.107(7)(b), F.S., to include limited liability companies as successor entities for purposes of effectuating stop-work orders.  To view the hearing notice, click here.

Wednesday, December 11

• FWCJUA Board of Governors meeting; 10:00 a.m.  To view the meeting notice, click here.  To view the agenda, click here.
• FIGA Board of Directors meeting.  Tampa, Florida.

Friday, December 13

• Citizens Board of Governors meeting; 9:00 a.m.  Teleconference:  (888) 942-8686; conference ID:  5743735657#.  To view the meeting notice, click here.

Wednesday, December 18

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

 

 

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