On January 8, 2008, the Florida House of Representatives House Policy and Budget Council met to begin planning the State budget for Fiscal Year 2008-2009.  State Representative Ray Sansom summarized budget information presented to the Council in a Memorandum to all …

  On Tuesday, January 8, 2008, the Florida Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance (“Committee”) met and discussed several insurance-related items.  First, Deputy Insurance Commissioner Belinda Miller gave a presentation on the status of property insurance rate filings at the Florida Office …

On Monday, January 7, 2007, the Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) held two public hearings relating to viatical settlements.  The first hearing was held on Proposed Rule 690-204.101 relating to Disclosures to Viator Disbursement.  To view the complete text of …

For any companies receiving process service by email from the Florida Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) through its I-Serve system, we have been advised that there has been a problem with DFS’ I-Serve system. DFS has indicated that those served …

On Monday, January 7, 2008, the Florida Joint Legislative Auditing Committee (“Committee”) met in Tallahassee, Florida.  Among other items discussed today were recent issues with the State Board of Administration (“SBA”) Local Government Investment Pool (“LGIP” or “pool”).  To view the …

On Tuesday, January 8, 2008, from 9:30 a.m. to noon, the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee (“Committee”) will hold its first committee meeting of the year in preparation for the 2008 Regular Legislative Session that begins March 4. The agenda includes (click on …

The Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) Finance and Investment Committee (“the Committee”) held a meeting this morning, Monday, January 07, 2008 via teleconference to discuss Citizens’ position in regard to the Florida State Board of Administration’s (“SBA’s”) Local Government Investment …

Click on a headline to read the complete story:   Rubio, Rivera stump for Huckabee in N.H. Mike Huckabee’s staunchest Florida supporters believe his Iowa surprise was enough to catapult him to victory in Florida’s Jan. 29 contest — so …

January 7-11 House Interim Committee Meetings

The Florida Department Of Financial Services, Office of Insurance Regulation has issued a Notice of Proposed Rule for Rule No: Rule Title69O-204.010: Purpose and Scope69O-204.020: Definitions69O-204.030: Forms Incorporated By Reference69O-204.040: Prohibited Practices69O-204.050: Verification of Coverage69O-204.060: Required Supplemental Annual Transaction Detail69O-204.070: …