Insurance-Related Meetings for the Week of October 13-17

Insurance-Related Meetings: Week of October 13-17, 2008

Monday, October 13

Florida Department of Revenue Rule Hearing

The Florida Department of Revenue, Miscellaneous Tax Division, has issued a Notice of Development of Rulemaking regarding the following Rule:

• 12B-8.016: Retalitory Provisions

The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rule 12B-8.016, is to update the method of computation used to determine which portion of the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association Assessment should be included on the Florida side of the retaliatory tax computation.

Date: Monday, October 13
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Place: Room 118 of the Carlton Building, 501 South Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Florida

Tuesday, October 14

Florida Cabinet Meeting

The Florida Cabinet will hold a meeting on Tuesday, October 14 at 9:00 a.m. in the Cabinet Meeting Room, Lower Level, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida. To view the complete agenda, click here.

Governmental entities scheduled to speak include:

• Florida Division of Bond Finance
• Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”)
• Florida Administration Commission
• Florida Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund
• Florida State Board of Administration

OIR agenda items include:

Rules to be Approved for Publication:

• 69O-137.001: Annual and Quarterly Reporting Requirements
• 69O-138.001: NAIC Financial Condition Examiners Handbook Adopted
• 69O-157.302, .303, .304: Long-Term Care, Rates
• 69O-197.006: Insurance Administrator Annual Report Form

Developmental Disabilities Compact Workgroup Meeting

The Developmental Disabilities Compact Workgroup will hold a meeting on Tuesday, October 14 from 9:00 a.m. through 2:00 p.m. in Room 412 of the Knott Building, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida.

NCCI Appeals Board Meeting

The National Council on Compensation Insurance, Inc. will hold an Appeals Board meeting on Tuesday, October 14 from 9:00 a.m. through 3:00 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Orlando International Airport, 9300 Airport Boulevard, Orlando, Florida.

The purpose of the meeting is to provide a mechanism by which aggrieved parties may obtain a review of the workers’ compensation rules applied to their individual policies.

FHCF Advisory Council Meeting

The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“FHCF”) will hold a meeting on Tuesday, October 14 from 1:00 through 4:30 p.m. via teleconference. The call-in number for the meeting is: 888.808.6959; conference code: 4765251363.

Items scheduled to be discussed include:

• FHCF portfolio update and investment results
• Bonding capacity estimates
• Reopening of claims

NAIC

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) will hold a Casualty Actuarial and Statistical Task Force meeting on Tuesday, October 14, from 2:00 p.m. through 3:30 p.m. via teleconference.

Wednesday, October 15

Florida Board of Employee Leasing Companies Meeting

The Florida Board of Employee Leasing Companies will hold a meeting on Wednesday, October 15 at 10:00 a.m. at the Doubletree Hotel, Tampa Westshore Airport, 4500 West Cypress Street, Tampa, Florida.

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Sunday, October 19 through Tuesday, October 21

SERA 2008

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation is hosting the 2008 Southeastern Regulators Association (“SERA”) Conference on October 19-21 in Orlando, Florida at Disney’s Boardwalk Inn.

SERA 2008 features Sandy Praeger, NAIC President and Kansas Insurance Commissioner as Keynote Speaker and Dr. Bob Hartwig of the Insurance Information Institute as Guest Speaker. The Conference begins with a morning golf tournament on the Disney Palm Course and an evening reception.

For SERA 2008 registration and event information, go to: www.floir.com/sera

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