Insurance-Related Meetings for the Month of September 2008

Sep 2, 2008

Insurance-Related Meetings: September, 2008

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 1-5

Tuesday, September 2

FWCJUA–CANCELLED

The Florida Workers Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (“FWCJUA”) Executive Compensation Committee meeting scheduled for Tuesday, September 2 at 10:00 a.m. has been cancelled.

NAIC Catastrophe Modeling Subgroup–CANCELLED

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) Catastrophe Modeling Subgroup meeting scheduled for Tuesday, September 2 at 2:00 p.m. has been cancelled.

Wednesday, September 3 through Thursday, September 4

NAIC Financial Condition Committee and International Solvency Working Group

On Wednesday, September 3 through Thursday, September 4, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) will hold a joint meeting of the Financial Condition Committee and International Solvency and Accounting Working Group at the Hilton Chicago O’Hare in Chicago, Illinois. Meeting materials include:

Thursday, September 4

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation Rule Development Workshop

The Florida Department of Financial Services, Office of Insurance Regulation has issued Notices of Development of Rulemaking (69O-137.001, 69O-138.001) regarding the following Rules:

  • 69O-137.001: Annual and Quarterly Reporting Requirements
  • 69O-138.001: NAIC Financial Condition Examiners Handbook Adopted

Rule 69O-137.001 is being amended to adopt the 2008 NAIC manuals for annual and quarterly statements and 2008 NAIC Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual.

Rule 69O-138.001 is being amended to adopt the 2008 NAIC Financial Condition Examiners Handbook.

Date: Thursday, September 4
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Place: Room 142 of the Larson Building, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 8-12

Tuesday, September 9

FWCJUA

The Florida Workers Compensation Joint Underwriting Association Board of Governors will hold a meeting on Tuesday, September 9 at 8:30 a.m. at the FWCJUA Headquarters located at 6003 Honore Avenue, Suite 284, Sarasota, Florida.

NAIC Reinsurance Task Force

On Tuesday, September 9, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners will hold a Reinsurance Task Force meeting at 10:30 a.m. via teleconference. Meeting materials include:

NAIC Life Insurance and Annuities Committee

On Tuesday, September 9, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners will hold a Life Insurance and Annuities Committee meeting at 2:00 p.m. via teleconference.

Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation Rule Development Workshop

The Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Workers’ Compensation, has issued a Notice of Development of Rulemaking regarding Rule 69L-7.020: Florida Workers’ Compensation Health Care Provider Reimbursement Manual.

Proposed changes to the Rule allow for adoption of the 2008 Edition of the Florida Workers’ Compensation Health Care Provider Manual and implement the 2008 conversion factors issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Date: Tuesday, September 9
Time: 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Place: Room 104J of the Hartman Building, 2012 Capital Circle South East, Tallahassee, Florida

Wednesday, September 10

NAIC Health Insurance and Managed Care Committee

On Wednesday, September 10, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners will hold a Health Insurance and Managed Care Committee meeting at 11:00 a.m. via teleconference. Meeting materials include:

  • August 6 revision of the Model Regulation to Implement the NAIC Medicare Supplement Insurance Minimum Standards Model Act

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 15-19

Tuesday, September 16

Florida Cabinet

The Florida Cabinet will meet on Tuesday, September 16 at 9:00 a.m. in the Cabinet Meeting Room, Lower Level, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida. The agenda will be forthcoming. OIR agenda items include:

Rules to be Approved for Publication:

Rules to be Approved for Final Adoption:

To view the complete OIR agenda, click here.

Tuesday, September 16 through Wednesday, September 17

Florida Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriters Association

The Florida Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriters Association will hold the following meetings on September 16 and 17 at the Saddlebrook Resort, Tampa Royal Palm East 3 Meeting Room, 5700 Saddlebrook Way, Wesley Chapel, Florida:

  • RFA Selection Committee – September 16 at 2:00 p.m.
  • Claims and Underwriting Committee – September 16 at 4:00 p.m.
  • Board meeting – September 17 at 9:00 a.m.

Wednesday, September 17

Board of Employee Leasing Companies

The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Board of Employee Leasing Companies will hold a meeting on Wednesday, September 17 at 10:00 a.m. via teleconference. The call-in number is: 888.808.6959; conference code: 9226020.

Florida Surplus Lines Service Office

The Florida Surplus Lines Service Office will hold a Board of Governors meeting on Wednesday, September 17 at 2:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at 1441 Maclay Commerce Drive, Suite 200, Tallahassee, Florida.

Wednesday, September 17 through Thursday, September 18

FCHLPM

The Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology (“FCHLPM”) will hold meetings on Wednesday, September 17 and Thursday, September 18 from 9:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. via teleconference. The call-in number is: 888.808.6959; conference code: 4765251363.

The agenda includes a discussion of rating standards and the 2008 Report of Activities. To view the meeting announcement, click here.

Wednesday, September 17 through Friday, September 19

Out of the Storm: Confronting America’s Catastrophic Risk Crisis 2008 Conference

The 2008 Conference OUT OF THE STORM: Confronting America’s Catastrophic Risk Crisis, sponsored by Colodny Fass, the Competitive Enterprise Institute and South Carolina Department of Insurance, will be held from Wednesday, September 17 through Friday, September 19 at the Westin Hilton Head in Hilton Head, South Carolina.

Invited speakers include:

  • Kevin McCarty, Florida Insurance Commissioner
  • Representative Dennis Ross, Florida
  • Senator Scott Richardson, Director, South Carolina Department of Insurance
  • Debra Ballen, Executive Vice President of Public Policy Management, AIA
  • David Conrad, Senior Water Resources Specialist, National Wildlife Federation
  • Leslie Chapman-Henderson, President & CEO, Federal Alliance for Safe Homes
  • Karen Clark, Karen Clark & Co.
  • David C. Marlett, Director, Brantley Risk & Insurance Center at Appalachian State University
  • Michael Armstrong, International Codes Council
  • Eli Lehrer, Senior Fellow, the Competitive Enterprise Institute

To view the complete agenda, click here.

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 22-26

Monday, September 22 through Wednesday, September 24

NAIC

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners will hold its 2008 National Fall Meeting from Monday, September 22 through Wednesday, September 24 at the Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center, 201 Waterfront Street, National Harbor, Maryland. Some meetings will be held on Sunday, September 21.

To view the tentative agenda, click here. To view the advance attendee list, click here.

Monday, September 22

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation Rule Development Workshop

The Florida Department of Financial Services, Office of Insurance Regulation has issued a Notice of Development of Rulemaking regarding Rule 69O-197.006: Insurance Administrator Annual Report.

The purpose of this proposed Rule is to adopt a form that insurance administrators must use to submit financial information to the OIR.

Date: Monday, September 22
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Place: Room 116 of the Larson Building, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida

Tuesday, September 23

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation Rule Development Workshop

The Florida Department of Financial Services, Office of Insurance Regulation has issued a Notice of Proposed Rule regarding Rule 69O-170.0144: Public Hurricane Loss Projection Model Fee Schedule. The proposed Rule would establish a fee schedule for access to, and use of, the Public Hurricane Loss Projection Model by residential property insurers.

Date: Tuesday, September 23
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Place: Room 142 of the Larson Building, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida

Wednesday, September 24 through Thursday, September 25

“Facing the Future of Insurance” Virtual Conference & Expo

The National Underwriter Company will hold a virtual tradeshow entitled “Facing the Future of Insurance” on Wednesday, September 24 and Thursday, September 25.

Meeting sessions include:

  • The Great Debate: State vs. Federal Regulation
  • Hail Damage to Roofs
  • Predictive Analytics: Unstructured Data Dilemma
  • Speed and Ease: Underwriting at Its Best
  • Risk As A Profit Center? Discovering Entrepreneurial Risk Management
  • The State of ERM
  • Claims in a Climate of Change

To view the complete agenda, click here. For information on scheduled speakers, click here. For registration information, click here.

Thursday, September 25 through Friday, September 26

Florida Surplus Lines Service Office

The Florida Surplus Lines Service Office will hold the following meetings on Thursday, September 25 and Friday, September 26 at 1441 Maclay Commerce Drive, Suite 200, Tallahassee, Florida, and via teleconference:

  • Budget Committee – Thursday, September 25 at 10:00 a.m.
  • Board of Governors – Thursday, September 25 at 2:00 p.m.
  • Board of Governors – Friday, September 26 at 10:00 a.m. 

Friday, September 26

FWCJUA

The Florida Workers Compensation Joint Underwriting Association Investment Committee will hold a meeting on Friday, September 26 at 10:00 a.m via teleconference. No further information is available at this time.

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 29-OCTOBER 3

Monday, September 29

FWCIGA

The Florida Workers’ Compensation Insurance Guaranty Association will hold a Board of Directors meeting on Monday, September 29 at 3:00 p.m. via teleconference. There is no further information available at this time.

Tuesday, September 30

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation Rule Development Workshop

The Florida Department of Financial Services, Office of Insurance Regulation has issued a Notice of Development of Rulemaking regarding the following Rules:

  • 69O-163.0075: Term and Evidence of Insurance
  • 69O-163.009: Determination of Reasonableness of Benefits in Relation to Premium Charge
  • 69O-163.011: Credit Disability Insurance Rates

The Chapter applicable to the above Rules, Credit Life and Credit Disability Insurance, is being amended pursuant to House Bill 343, which became law on May 28, 2008. The bill removes the $50,000 limit for credit life, but does not remove the 10-year limit still contained in the law. Similarly, the bill removes the 10-year limit for credit disability, but does not remove the $50,000 legal limit.

The stipulation that a term of insurance shall not exceed 10 years (subject to certain restrictions under the term and evidence of credit life insurance) is now gone.

The revised Rules uniformly effect a 10-year cap for credit life insurance uniformly from the date of issue.

Also, the proposed Rules eliminate the previous loan repayment requirements.

Date: September 30, 2008
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Place: Room 142 of the Larson Building, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida

Thursday, October 2 through Friday, October 3

2008 Fall Surplus Lines Law Group Meeting

The Florida Surplus Lines Law Group will hold its 2008 Fall Meeting, sponsored by the American Association of Managing General Agents, Colodny Fass, and the Florida Surplus Lines Service Office from Thursday, October 2 through Friday, October 3 at the Harbor Beach Marriott Resort and Spa in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

For registration information, click here.

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