Nov 18, 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has released transcripts from its public meetings held during October to answer questions about mandatory reporting requirements related to Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (“SCHIP”). …
Nov 18, 2008
The next FPCA Automobile Division meeting will be held in-person, on Monday, December 15, 2008, starting at 10:00 a.m. in the Colodny Fass Ft. Lauderdale Office. The Colodny Fass Ft. Lauderdale Office is located at: One Financial Plaza, 23rd Floor …
Nov 17, 2008
“As a Founding Board Member of the Florida Breast Health Initiative and an active volunteer with this wonderful organization, I have witnessed firsthand the unrelenting determination, dedication and commitment that has earned Andrea Ivory her recent national recognition by L’Oreal’s prestigious “Women …
Nov 17, 2008
The full U.S. House Financial Services Committee will meet on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. for a hearing entitled “Oversight of Implementation of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 and of Government Lending and Insurance Facilities; Impact on Economy …
Nov 17, 2008
To read a complete story, click on a headline below: Hartford Buys A Thrift Hartford Insurance Group announced it plans to acquire a Central Florida thrift and simultaneously applied for a thrift charter and federal aid under the government’s …
Nov 14, 2008
The National Council on Compensation Insurance (“NCCI”) submitted an amended workers’ compensation rate filing to the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) today, November 14, 2008, in response to the Supreme Court of Florida opinion in Murray v. Mariners Health/ACE …
Nov 14, 2008
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Citizens Insurance ‘opt-out,’ ‘takeout’ system nettlesome If you want to stick with the state-run Citizens Property Insurance, pray that private insurance companies don’t consider you a “desirable” policyholder. …
Nov 14, 2008
Insurance-Related Meetings: Week of November 17-21, 2008 Monday, November 17 Division of Workers’ Compensation Rule Hearing The Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Workers’ Compensation, has issued a Notice of Development of Rulemaking regarding the following …
Nov 13, 2008
Orlando Sentinel–November 13, 2008 Aaron Deslatte TALLAHASSEE Florida’s billion-dollar cash crunch has so far prompted a collective shrug from Gov. Charlie Crist and Republican legislators, who hope short-term borrowing will help them escape the year without deeper budget cuts. But …
Nov 13, 2008
BusinessWeek Online–November 13, 2008 By Nanette Byrnes Nanette Byrnes When Hurricane Ike took a left on Sept. 8, heading away from Florida, locals breathed a sigh of relief. Not only are their homes on the line with each burst of …