Florida Office of Insurance Regulation Could Revise Application Procedures for Risk-Bearing Entities Seeking to Do Business in Florida

May 23, 2017

 

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) is seeking to revise most Rules under Chapter 69O-136 F.A.C. entitled “Application Procedures for Companies Seeking to Do Business in Florida.” 

The revisions include the addition of a new Rule–proposed 69O-136.004 F.A.C. relating to Captive Insurers–which would be created under this Chapter.

Rules being considered are:

69O-136.004  

Surplus Lines

69O-136.005  

Captive Insurers

69O-136.011  

Domestic Insurers Filing for a Certificate of Authority

69O-136.012  

Forms Adopted

69O-136.015  

Procedure to Amend an Existing Certificate of Authority to Add a New Line of Business

69O-136.018  

Determination of Eligibility to Operate as an Alien Insurer in Florida pursuant to Subsection

69O-136.031  

Registration as a Purchasing Group

69O-136.032  

Registration as a Risk Retention Group

69O-136.034  

Uniform Certificate of Authority Expansion Application

The OIR, which posted a Notice of Development of Rulemaking today, May 23, 2017, seeks to streamline the application process for risk-bearing entities subject to the Florida Insurance Code, update forms to reflect current practice, as well as to reflect that applications are made by the electronic filing process on the OIR Web site.

A hearing date has not yet been set.  The opportunity to submit written comments is also not yet available.

 

 

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