Florida Insurance Chief David Altmaier Off To Good Start If David Altmaier’s first two months are any indication, Governor Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet were right to make Altmaier the State’s top Insurance Regulator, the Orlando Sentinel Editorial …

  In a case of potential significance for insurers that accept credit card payments for insurance premiums, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case involving the constitutionality of s. 501.0117(1), F.S., which prohibits …

  GEICO’s Zero Tolerance for Fraud Leads to Filing RICO Lawsuit in Florida To prove its point that GEICO has a zero tolerance policy regarding insurance fraud, GEICO last month filed a Lawsuit in Florida aimed at five companies and …

  In Advisory Letter 2016-02 issued today, July 7, 2016, Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon advised all producer agencies on the mandatory reporting requirements of La. R.S. 22:1546 (B), explaining that some may be unaware of and are failing to …

  The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“FHCF”) published a number of updates today, July 7, 2016: 1. The Operations Questions and Advance Records and Information have been posted for FHCF Contract Year 2016/2017.  To view them, click here. 2.  In …

  Justices Asked to Rule on Florida’s Credit Card Surcharge Law Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a dispute about the constitutionality of a Florida Law that has blocked businesses from imposing …

  Insurer Heritage Withdraws Proposed 14.9% Rate Hike  In an unusual move, one of Florida’s largest insurers has withdrawn its request for a 14.9 percent rate increase scrutinized by Palm Beach Post reporting and questioned by homeowner advocates, Charles Elmore …

  More Home-Insurance Companies are Looking at Your Credit As South Florida Property Insurance Rates climb this year, Homeowners are paying more attention to everything that can affect their premiums, the Sun-Sentinel’s Ron Hurtibise reports.   HCI Group Insurance Subsidiary, …

  A new report published by the Ohio Department of Insurance illustrates a competitive Ohio property and casualty insurance marketplace that Ohio Lieutenant Governor Mary Taylor says is benefiting consumers with lower than average premiums and career opportunities. “We are …

  The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) received an amended rate filing by the National Council on Compensation Insurance (“NCCI”) yesterday, June 30, 2016.  The filing, which addresses a third legal change affecting Florida’s workers’ compensation system, increases NCCI’s initial …