May 5, 2016
Colodny Fass’ Tallahassee Managing Partner Katie Webb was featured this week among the “Best, Brightest and Most Influential Lobbyists” in Florida by the Spring 2016 issue of Influence Magazine, which chronicles the halls of Florida power and politics. Named by the prestigious …
May 4, 2016
A host of Florida legislators will join top national Republican pollster Kristin Soltis Anderson for the Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division’s 2016 Government Symposium on Wednesday, May 25 from noon to 2:30 p.m. (ET) for a complimentary Webinar on …
May 4, 2016
Florida Insurance Commissioner Candidate Jeffrey Bragg Applies for PSC Post Governor Rick Scott’s top choice to become insurance commissioner, Jeffrey S. Bragg, is among the 11 candidates who have applied to become Public Service Commissioner, the powerful board that …
May 3, 2016
Comments are due by May 13, 2016 on the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (“IAIS) Issues Paper on Cyber Risk to the Insurance Sector, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) International Insurance Relations Committee (“Committee”) reminded regulators and …
May 3, 2016
The National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices (“NAPSLO”) advised today, May 3, 2016, that the Non-Admitted Insurance Multi-State Association unanimously decided to dissolve the National Insurance Multi-State Agreement (“NIMA”). The announcement states that a “wind-down” plan was adopted …
May 3, 2016
Execs Warn of Impending Florida Market Crisis Over Water Loss Claims Abuse of assignment of benefits from water loss claims has become a full-blown Florida insurance crisis that will mean higher insurance rates next year and for the foreseeable …
May 2, 2016
Scott, Cabinet Go In-House for Insurance Commissioner Remaining in-house, Gov. Rick Scott and state Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater — in their third attempt to reach a joint recommendation on the high-profile job — agreed to promote Deputy Commissioner …
Apr 29, 2016
With a unanimous vote of the Florida Cabinet, Florida Office of Insurance Regulation Deputy Commissioner for Property & Casualty David Altmaier has been named as Florida’s new Insurance Commissioner. The Cabinet also voted to allow outgoing Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty to …
Apr 29, 2016
Florida insurance regulators David Altmaier, Rich Robleto and Eric Johnson will be interviewed by the Florida Cabinet for the position of Florida Insurance Commissioner at 9 a.m. (ET) this morning, April 29, 2016. Cabinet members who will not be …
Apr 28, 2016
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) advised today, April 28, 2016, that the Florida Supreme Court issued opinions in two cases with a potential impact on Florida’s workers’ compensation insurance rates. In Castellanos v. Next Door Company, the Florida Supreme …