Florida Insurance Calendar: October 31 – November 4

 

Following is a listing of insurance-related Florida legislative and regulatory events for the week of October 31 – November 4, 2011:

All times are Eastern Time (“ET”).  Additional information is available via hyperlink where noted in bold type.

 

FLORIDA INSURANCE LEGISLATIVE EVENTS

 

Tuesday, November 1

• Senate Committee on Transportation; 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
  • SB 196 relating to Child Safety Devices in Motor Vehicles by Senator Thad Altman
  • SB 244 relating to Motor Vehicles by Senator Mike Bennett
  • SB 286 relating to Vehicle Crashes Resulting in Personal Injury by Senator Mike Fasano

Wednesday, November 2

• House Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
  • HB 245 relating to Depopulation Programs of Citizens Property Insurance Corporation by State Representative Jim Boyd
  • HB 4059 relating to Property and Casualty Insurance by State Representative Larry Metz
  • HB 4061 relating to Uniform Home Grading Scale by State Representative Mack Bernard

 

 

FLORIDA INSURANCE REGULATORY EVENTS

 

Tuesday, November 1

• Florida Cabinet meeting; 9:00 a.m.  To view the agenda, click here.
  • State Board of Administration
    • Appoint person(s) to serve on the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Advisory Council
  • Financial Services Commission (“FSC”)
    • Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”)
      • Approval for the OIR to Contract with Examination Resources, LLC, to conduct the Workers’ Compensation Peer Review 
    • Presentations
      • Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate Robin Westcott
        • Discussion of Florida’s no-fault insurance system; update on findings and recommendations of the Personal Injury Protection Working Group
      • Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) President Scott Wallace
        • Update on Citizens
• Florida Surplus Lines Service Office (“FSLSO”) National Clearinghouse Committee meeting; 10:00 a.m.  Agenda includes issues pertaining to the proposed national surplus lines tax clearinghouse.  To view the meeting notice, click here.

Thursday, November 3

• FSLSO National Clearinghouse Committee meeting; 10:00 a.m.  Agenda includes issues pertaining to the proposed national surplus lines tax clearinghouse.  To view the meeting notice, click here.

 

LOOKING AHEAD

 

Monday, November 7

• Florida Division of Insurance Agent and Agency Services (“IAAS”) Proposed Rule Hearing; 10:00 a.m.  The Rules below are being repealed because they are duplicative of Rules 69O-175.006, 69O-175.008, and 69O-175.010.  To view the hearing notice, click here.
  • 69B-175.006:  Unfair Discrimination in Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Insurance Rates – Allocation of Administrative Expenses
  • 69B-175.008:  Unfair Discrimination in Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Insurance Rates – Based on History of Accidents
  • 69B-175.010:  Unfair Discrimination in Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Insurance – Based on Age
• IAAS Proposed Rule Hearing; 11:00 a.m. The Rule below is being repealed because it is obsolete. To view the hearing notice, click here.
  • 69B-162.009:  Licensing of Agents

Tuesday, November 8

• FSLSO National Clearinghouse Committee meeting; 10:00 a.m.  Agenda includes issues pertaining to the proposed national surplus lines tax clearinghouse.  To view the meeting notice, click here.

Thursday, November 10

• Florida Workers’ Compensation Insurance Guaranty Association (“FWCIGA”) Audit Committee meeting; 9:00 a.m.
• Florida Agency for Health Care Administration Long-Term Managed Care Technical Advisory Workgroup meeting; 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.  Continued discussion on the process of Medicaid eligibility.  To view the meeting notice, click here.
• FSLSO National Clearinghouse Committee meeting; 10:00 a.m.  Agenda includes issues pertaining to the proposed national surplus lines tax clearinghouse.  To view the meeting notice, click here.
• Florida Self-Insurers Guaranty Association Finance Committee meeting; 3:30 p.m.  To view the meeting notice, click here. 

Monday, November 14

• OIR Proposed Rule Hearing; 10:00 a.m.  The Rules below are being repealed since they are duplicative of Rules 69O-166.021 and 69O-166.024, respectively.  To view the hearing notice, click here.
  • 69B-166.021:  Definitions
  • 69B-166.024:  Failure to Acknowledge Communications and Act Promptly as to Communications with Respect to Claims and to Implement Standards for the Prompt Investigation of Claims
• Citizens Board of Governors Workshop; 10:30 a.m.  Orlando, Florida.  Agenda includes discussion of the 2012 Budget.  To view the meeting notice, click here.
• Citizens Board of Governors meeting; 1:30 p.m.  Teleconference:  888-942-8686; conference code:  8419204389#.  To view the meeting notice, click here.

Tuesday, November 15

• IAAS Proposed Rule Hearing; 10:00 a.m. The Rules below pertaining to long-term care insurance are being repealed since they are duplicative of their correspondingly numbered Rule in Chapter 69O-157. To view the hearing notice, click here.
  • 69B-157.003:  Definition of Terms
  • 69B-157.104:  Policy Practices and Provisions
  • 69B-157.105:  Refund of Premium
  • 69B-157.106:  Required Disclosure Provisions
  • 69B-157.107:  Required Disclosure of Rating Practices to Consumers
  • 69B-157.109:  Prohibition Against Post-Claims Underwriting
  • 69B-157.111:  Reporting Requirements
  • 69B-157.114:  Filing Requirement – Out of State Groups
  • 69B-157.118:  Nonforfeiture Benefit Requirement
  • 69B-157.120:  Standard Format Outline of Coverage
• FSLSO National Clearinghouse Committee meeting; 10:00 a.m.  Agenda includes issues pertaining to the proposed national surplus lines tax clearinghouse.  To view the meeting notice, click here.

Wednesday, November 16

• Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology meeting; 9:00 a.m.  Agenda includes discussion and adoption of the 2011 Standards and Report of Activities.  Teleconference:  888-808-6959; conference code:  4765251363.  To view the meeting notice, click here.
• Florida Self-Insurers Guaranty Association Board of Directors Annual meeting; 12:00 p.m.
• Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation (“DWC”) Three-Member Panel meeting; 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.  Agenda includes discussion of potential reform for various DWC responsibilities, follow-up on recommendations provided to the Legislature in the 2011 Three-Member Panel Biennial Report, an update on DWC initiatives relating to the recently enacted pill mill legislation and consideration of an update to the uniform schedule of maximum reimbursement allowances for Ambulatory Surgical Centers.  To view the meeting notice, click here. 

Thursday, November 17

• Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (“FWCJUA”) Audit Committee meeting; 10:00 a.m.  To view the meeting notice, click here.  To view the agenda, click here.
• FSLSO National Clearinghouse Committee meeting; 10:00 a.m.  Agenda includes issues pertaining to the proposed national surplus lines tax clearinghouse.  To view the meeting notice, click here.
• Florida Board of Employee Leasing Companies (“BELC”) Meeting.  Orlando, Florida.

 Friday, November 18

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

Monday, November 21

• Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“FHCF”) Proposed Rule Hearing; 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.  Proposed amendments to Rule 19-8.010 would adopt the 2012/2013 FHCF Reimbursement Contract, including Addenda and Optional Amendment.  To view the hearing notice, click here.

Tuesday, November 22

• FSLSO National Clearinghouse Committee meeting; 10:00 a.m.  Agenda includes issues pertaining to the proposed national surplus lines tax clearinghouse.  To view the meeting notice, click here.

Thursday, November 24

• FSLSO National Clearinghouse Committee meeting; 10:00 a.m.  Agenda includes issues pertaining to the proposed national surplus lines tax clearinghouse.  To view the meeting notice, click here.

Tuesday, November 29

• FSLSO National Clearinghouse Committee meeting; 10:00 a.m.  Agenda includes issues pertaining to the proposed national surplus lines tax clearinghouse.  To view the meeting notice, click here.
• FWCJUA Operations Committee meeting; 10:00 a.m.  To view the meeting notice, click here.  To view the agenda, click here.
• FWCJUA Rates and Forms Committee meeting; 1:00 p.m.  To view the meeting notice, click here.  To view the agenda, click here.

Wednesday, November 30

• FWCJUA Executive Compensation Committee meeting; 11:00 a.m.  To view the meeting notice, click here.  To view the agenda, click here.
• FWCJUA Reinsurance Committee; 2:00 p.m.  To view the meeting notice, click here.  To view the agenda, click here.
• Florida Insurance Guaranty Association (“FIGA”) Finance and Audit Committee meeting.  Tampa, Florida.

Thursday, December 1

• FIGA Board of Directors meeting. Tampa, Florida.

Tuesday, December 6

• Florida Cabinet meeting; 9:00 a.m.
  • Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
    • Final adoption
      • 69O-170.0155:  Forms (pertaining to Form OIR-B1-1802, also known as the “Uniform Mitigation Verification Inspection Form”)
• FWCJUA Board of Governors meeting; 10:00 a.m. To view the meeting notice, click here.

Wednesday, December 7

• FWCIGA Board of Directors meeting.

Wednesday, December 14

• Citizens Board of Governors meeting; 9:00 a.m.  Teleconference:  888-942-8686; conference code:  8419204389.  To view the meeting notice, click here.

Wednesday, December 21

• BELC Meeting. Further information is forthcoming.

 

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