Apr 11, 2017
CORRECTION: Please note the corrected publication masthead as “Florida Insurance Bulletin.” Governor Scott Declares State of Emergency Following Increased Wildfires Across the State Florida wildfires have already burned 250 percent more acreage during the first three months of 2017 …
Apr 10, 2017
Insurers Reach Out to Governor Scott as AOB Fight Grow Testy The beef now, as it has been for years, is over Legislation Insurers say is needed to rein in Contractors and Lawyers who are driving up Consumer Rates …
Apr 7, 2017
Citizens Policies Could Head to Private Insurer A little more than 10,500 Citizens Property Insurance Policies will be offered to the private Weston Insurance Co. in June, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation said. THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA …
Apr 5, 2017
Florida Office of Insurance Regulation Launches Assignment of Benefits (AOB) Resource Webpage The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has launched an Assignment of Benefits (AOB) Resource Webpage with information to educate Florida’s Consumers about changes needed to discourage Fraudulent …
Apr 5, 2017
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation announced today, April 5, 2017, that it has launched an Assignment of Benefits (“AOB”) resource Web page containing information to educate Florida’s consumers about changes needed to discourage fraudulent AOB activity. The new …
Apr 4, 2017
Senate AOB Reform Bill Bars Insurers From Charging Litigation Costs to Customers A Senate Committee Voted Monday to give the Insurance Industry more control over Contractors operating under Assignment of Benefits Agreements. Michael Moline reports for FloridaPolitics.com. Florida …
Apr 3, 2017
With a packed agenda comprising mostly insurance-related bills, the Florida Senate Banking and Insurance Committee meets today, April 3, 2017 at 4 p.m. (ET). Of substantial interest to the insurance industry is SB 1218 relating to Property Repair by …
Apr 3, 2017
For the third time since October 3, 2016, Florida Governor Rick Scott has extended the Executive Order calling for a State of Emergency to address the impact of Hurricane Matthew, which skirted the length of Florida without making landfall …
Apr 3, 2017
Florida House, Senate Move in Different Directions on Building Code Reform Bills to change the way the Florida Building Code is updated continue to move through the Legislature, but the House and Senate now appear to be taking a …
Mar 31, 2017
Florida House Speaker Underscores Solving Insurance Challenges as Job Creation Key Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran says the bigger threat to jobs are Workers’ Comp Rates and the rise in Property Insurance Premiums arising from abuses in a system …