The Florida Department of Financial Services, Office of Insurance Regulation has issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Hearing regarding the following small group carriers Rule: 69O-149.041: Marketing Communication Material and Marketing Guidelines Date:  Wednesday, July 23, 2008 Time:  9:30 a.m. …

New York First Deputy Superintendent of Insurance Kermitt Brooks (“Superintendent”) and Deputy Attorney General for Economic Justice Michael Berlin (“Attorney General”) recently held the first of three joint public hearings on producer compensation in Buffalo, New York.  To view an …

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) has scheduled public rate hearings for the Florida Farm Bureau and State Farm Companies (State Farm Florida Insurance Company, State Farm Florida Fire and Casualty Insurance Company, and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance …

Insurance Journal–July 22, 2008 Headquartered in Maitland, Florida, North American Risk Services purchased the Tallahassee divisional assets of Unisource Administrators from Claimetrics Inc. NARS is a national provider of property and casualty third-party administration services. Chief Executive Officer, Walt Silva, …

Capitol to the Courthouse–July 22, 2008 Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty is scheduled to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations at a hearing entitled: “Long-Term Care Insurance: Are Consumers …

Florida Today–July 22, 2008 It’s not that I favor State Farm’s huge proposed rate hike for homeowner’s insurance. What I meant — when I wrote Sunday that State Farm should go ahead and raise rates — is that the market …

Florida Health News–July 22, 2008 By Christine Jordan Sexton TALLAHASSEE — Three years after a series of hurricanes slammed into Florida, hospitals across the state are finally getting promised financial help for damages and increased expenses they incurred in the …

Miami Herald–July 22, 2008 By JOHN DORSCHNER Carlos and Jorge de Céspedes, founders of Pharmed, once one of the largest Hispanic owned businesses in the country, were charged Tuesday with healthcare-related wire fraud and income tax evasion in federal court. …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Broward schools budget has less cash for buses, teachers Broward School Board members will take a first vote next week on a leaner proposed budget for the 2008-09 …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Commissioner McCarty to Testify Before U.S. House Subcommittee on Long-Term Care Insurance Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty is scheduled to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee …