Aug 24, 2009
In advance of a second meeting scheduled for September 17, 2009 to review Florida’s windstorm mitigation credit system, the Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology (“Commission”) Windstorm Mitigation Committee is seeking comments and testimony on how insurers perceive …
Aug 24, 2009
The Office of Florida Governor Charlie Crist issued the following press release today, August 24, 2009: Governor Crist Celebrates Student Achievement as 2009-10 School Year Begins Applauds Miami’s Holmes Elementary for improved student achievement and increased learning MIAMI …
Aug 24, 2009
In advance of announcing the Florida House of Representatives 2009-2010 Committee assignments, House Speaker Larry Cretul issued a memorandum today, August 24, 2009, to House members explaining his approach to the structuring. Speaker Cretul’s memorandum is reprinted below, along with its …
Aug 24, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Blog: Rep. Plakon wants McCarty to explain ‘muddled, ‘conflicting’ information Another day, another elected official who wants some explanation from Florida’s Insurance Commissioner. To read State Representative Plakon’s …
Aug 24, 2009
BY MARC CAPUTO Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau Aug. 24, 2009 — State Rep. Erik Fresen’s Miami home is in foreclosure because he stopped making payments to his mortgage company more than a year ago. That’s about all that Fresen and the …
Aug 24, 2009
Monday, August 24 FWCJUA Meetings The Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (“FWCJUA”) will hold the following meetings via teleconference on Monday, August 24: Producer Committee-10:00 a.m. To view the meeting agenda, click here. Reinsurance Committee-2:00 p.m. …
Aug 21, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Regulators Tangle With Think Tank Over Fla. Market Picture A conservative think tank report challenging regulators’ picture of the Florida home insurance market is out of focus, according …
Aug 21, 2009
BY MONICA HATCHER mhatcher@MiamiHerald.com South Florida existing home sales again posted strong gains in July, while median prices tumbled compared with a year ago. Month-to-month price declines mellowed. In Miami-Dade, July sales of single-family homes were up 64 percent, while …
Aug 21, 2009
Proposed revisions to two statutory forms related to insurance credit for property mitigation were reviewed at a two-hour workshop held on August 18, 2009 by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”). To view the meeting notice, click here. Form …
Aug 21, 2009
Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty announced today, August 21, 2009, that the latest rate filing from the National Council on Compensation Insurance “NCCI” for workers’ compensation insurance rates includes an overall average rate decrease of 6.8 percent statewide, which would …