Jul 23, 2008
Watch hurricane center’s Web site as tropical waves grow stronger BY JIM WAYMERFlorida Today–July 23, 2008 Before 2004, few would have paid much attention to tropical waves peeling off Africa’s west coast. Thirty hurricanes later, such disturbances elicit a bit …
Jul 23, 2008
National Underwriter–July 23, 2008 BY ARTHUR D. POSTAL WASHINGTON —The Senate Banking Committee will hold a long-awaited hearing on insurance regulatory issues next Tuesday, and so far full details of the proceedings remain under wraps. Industry lobbyists said the scope …
Jul 23, 2008
Palm Beach Post–July 22, 2008 By TERESA LANEPalm Beach Post Staff Writer PORT ST. LUCIE — Art and Doris Haendel will interrupt their North Carolina vacation next week to drive home and open the accordion shutters on their Kings Isle …
Jul 23, 2008
Florida Health News–July 23, 2008 By Bill Hirschman Florida hospitals and doctors overbilled Medicare by more than a third of a billion dollars since 2005, according to results from a pilot program to become permanent this fall. The three-year project …
Jul 23, 2008
 To view a complete story, click on a headline below:  Florida Zero-Collateral Rule Moves Ahead Foreign reinsurers with triple-A ratings from two rating firms would not have to post collateral under a new Florida Office of Insurance Regulation …
Jul 23, 2008
In response to comments by the Florida Joint Administrative Procedures Committee (“JAPC”), the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) has issued a second Notice of Change for proposed Rule 69O-144.007: Credit for Reinsurance From Eligible Reinsurers. An initial Notice of Change …
Jul 23, 2008
Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty today, July 23, 2008, released a statement expressing support for the First District Court of Appeal’s decision affirming the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation’s denial of United Insurance Company of America’s request to include a …
Jul 23, 2008
The Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Consumer Services has issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Hearing for: 69J-123.002: Procedures The proposed Rule adopts a new electronic form (Form DFS-I0-363, “Civil Remedy Notice of Insurer Violation”) for filing a …
Jul 23, 2008
The Florida Department of Financial Services, Office of Insurance Regulation has issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Hearing for: 69O-149.041: Marketing Communication Material and Marketing Guidelines The proposed amendments to this Rule change the current practice of small group carriers …
Jul 23, 2008
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners will hold a Reinsurance Task Force meeting from Wednesday, July 23 through Friday, July 25, 2008 at the Doubletree Metropolitan Hotel in New York City. Items scheduled to be discussed include: The Reinsurance Regulatory …