Florida Insurance Calendar: September 26 – 30

 

Following is a listing of insurance-related Florida legislative and regulatory events for the week of September 26-30, 2011:

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

 

FLORIDA INSURANCE LEGISLATIVE EVENTS

 

There are no insurance-related legislative events scheduled for the week of September 26.

 

LOOKING AHEAD

 

Tuesday, October 4

• Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance; 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Wednesday, October 5

• House Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

 

 

FLORIDA INSURANCE REGULATORY EVENTS

    

Monday, September 26

• Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate’s (“ICA”) Personal Injury Protection Working Group meeting; 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  To view the meeting notice, click here.  To view the agenda, click here.

Tuesday, September 27

• 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.
• Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (“FWCJUA”) Annual Membership and Board of Governors Meeting; 10:00 a.m.  To view the meeting notice, click here.

Wednesday, September 28

• (CANCELED) Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) Board of Governors meeting; 9:00 a.m.  Teleconference:  888-942-8686; conference code:  8419204389#.  To view the meeting notice, click here.
• Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) Rule Development Workshop; 9:30 a.m.  Amendments to Rule 69O-137.001 would adopt the 2011 NAIC Quarterly Statement Instructions and the 2011 NAIC Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual.  To view the hearing notice, click here.
• Auto Insurance Fraud Summit (Tampa, Florida); 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.  Public forum on automobile insurance fraud.  Expected to attend are representatives of Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater’s office, the OIR, National Insurance Crime Bureau and Florida legislators.

Thursday, September 29

• Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“FHCF”) Rule Development Workshop; 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.  Proposed amendments to Rule 19-8.010, entitled “Reimbursement Contract,” relating to the 2012/2013 FHCF Contract Year.  To view the hearing notice, click here.
• FSLSO Board of Governors meeting; 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.  To view the meeting notice, click here. 
• FHCF Advisory Council meeting; 1:00 p.m.  Consideration of approval for the filing of a Notice of Proposed Rule for 19-8.010, F.A.C., “Reimbursement Contract,” and to file it for adoption if no member of the public requests a Rule hearing.  Teleconference:  888-808-6959; conference code:  4765251363. 
• Florida Workers’ Compensation Insurance Guaranty Association (“FWCIGA”) Investment Committee meeting; Orlando, Florida.  To view the meeting notice, click here.
• FWCIGA Board of Governors meeting; Orlando, Florida.  To view the meeting notice, click here.

 

LOOKING AHEAD

 

Monday, October 3

• Citizens Board of Governors Workshop; 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.  Teleconference:  888-942-8686; conference code:  8419204389.  To view the workshop notice, click here.

Tuesday, October 4

• 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, October 6

• 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 Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) Money Service Workers’ Compensation Fraud Work Group meeting; 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.  To view the meeting notice, click here.

Monday, October 10

• ICA Personal Injury Protection Working Group meeting; 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  To view the meeting notice, click here. 

Tuesday, October 11

• OIR Public Rate Hearing:  National Council on Compensation Insurance; 9:00 a.m.  To view the hearing 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.
• Surplus Lines Insurance Multi-State Compliance Compact (“SLIMPACT”) Commission meeting; 2:00 p.m.  Webinar venue.  Agenda includes proposed by-law amendments and various start-up items.
• Auto Insurance Fraud Summit (Miami, Florida); 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.  Public forum on automobile insurance fraud.  Expected to attend are representatives of Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater’s office, the OIR, National Insurance Crime Bureau and Florida legislators.

Wednesday, October 12

• Citizens Board of Governors meeting; 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.  Teleconference:  888-942-8686; conference code:  8419204389.  To view the meeting notice, click here.

Thursday, October 13

• 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.

Friday, October 14

• Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation Proposed Rule Hearing; 2:00 p.m.  To view the hearing notice, click here.
  • 69L-5.205: Loss Data Reporting
    • Proposed amendments to Rule 69L-5.205 would clarify that former self-insurers must report loss data for the final period of authorization only once.
  • 69L-5.217: Civil Penalties and Fines
    • Proposed amendments to Rule 69L-5.217 would reduce penalties assessed against a self-insurer for late filing of required forms, reports and documents, and also recalculate penalties previously assessed against a self-insurer.  If a self-insurer has already paid the penalty to the DFS, the difference between the penalty paid and the new reduced penalty will be refunded, unless the self-insurer owes any outstanding, unpaid penalties to the DFS.

Monday, October 17

• Florida Division of Insurance Agents and Agency Services (“IAAS”) Proposed Rule Hearing; 10:00 a.m. Rule 69B-156.119, entitled “Application in Advertisement,” is being repealed because it is obsolete.  Rules 69B-156.120 and 69B-156.121, entitled “Enforcement Procedures” and “Filing for Review,” are being repealed because they are duplicative of Rules 69O-156.120 and 69O-156.121, respectively.  To view the hearing notice, click here.
• IAAS Proposed Rule Hearing; 11:00 a.m.  To view the hearing notice, click here.  The following Rules are being repealed because they are obsolete:
  • 69B-177.001:  Salesmen Not to Imply Club is Insurance Company
  • 69B-177.002:  Persons Not Authorized to Solicit or Sell Insurance Unless Licensed as Insurance Agent

Tuesday, October 18

• 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, October 19

• Florida Board of Employee Leasing Companies (“BELC”) Board Meeting; 10:00 a.m.  Teleconference:  888-808-6959; conference code:  9226020.  To view the meeting notice, click here.

Thursday, October 20

• 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, October 25

• 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, October 26

• FSLSO Board of Governors Quarterly Business meeting; 9:00 a.m.  To view the meeting notice, click here.

Thursday, October 27

• 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

• BELC Meeting.  Further information is forthcoming.

Thursday, November 17

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

 Friday, November 18

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

Tuesday, December 6

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

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.

 

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