Jan 22, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: CENTRAL FLORIDA POLITICAL PULSE BLOG: Atwater wants to un-freeze Citizens Insurance rates Senate President Jeff Atwater said today legislators will let the rate freeze for homeowners with policies …
Jan 22, 2009
On January 22, 2009, State Senator Mike Fasano (R-New Port Richey) filed Senate Bill 862, which would extend the Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) rate freeze currently in place for one year until January 1, 2011. The bill also would …
Jan 22, 2009
Workers’ Compensation Rule Hearing The Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Workers’ Compensation has issued a Notice of Proposed Rule regarding the following Rule: 69L-6.028: Procedures for Imputing Payroll and Penalty Calculations The purpose of the proposed Rule amendment …
Jan 21, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Florida municipality hopes insurers will pay for canal car retrievals The Margate Fire-Rescue Department may start charging $1,000 to recover cars from its canals. Lennar to replace …
Jan 21, 2009
The Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) Mission Review Task Force (“Task Force”) will hold a meeting on Thursday, January 22, starting at 9:00 a.m. at 8301 Cypress Plaza Drive, Suite 108, Jacksonville, Florida. The call-in number for this meeting is: …
Jan 21, 2009
Washington, D.C., Jan. 16, 2009 — The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Economic Analysis (OEA) has extended the deadline to January 31 for public companies’ participation in a Web-based survey about the costs and benefits of Section 404 of …
Jan 21, 2009
Tue Jan 13, 2009 Reuters By Kevin Drawbaugh – Analysis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional Democrats and the incoming Obama administration are uniting around strategies for saving the U.S. financial system, but a fog of political risk still hangs over Wall …
Jan 21, 2009
Pursuant to legislation effective as of January 1, 2009, the Louisiana Department of Insurance (“Department”) has been working to re-designate Title 22, the section of law pertaining to insurance in the State of Louisiana, into a new format and number …
Jan 21, 2009
The International Association of Insurance Supervisors (“IAIS”) Accounting Subcommittee (“Subcommittee”) has released the Issues Paper below for comment by Monday, January 26, 2009. Comments may be sent to Henning Göbel at henning.goebel@bafin.de. Issues Paper on the Relationship Between the Actuary …
Jan 21, 2009
During the last few months, the FPCA has been working with various insurance groups to develop interest in a bill addressing bad faith issues. In the last week, several insurance groups have expressed interest in forming a coalition to push …