Oct 21, 2007
Q&A with Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty By Kathy Bushouse, Sun-Sentinel.com October 21, 2007 Â Recently Sun-Sentinel staff writer Kathy Bushouse sat down with state insurance commisioner Kevin McCarty, who has put pressure on property insurers over rates. Here is the …
Oct 21, 2007
Photo: Michael Democker / Times-Picayune Above: Louisiana Governor-elect Bobby Jindal greets a crowd of supporters while surrounded by family at a victory party in Baton Rouge Saturday night. From CNN/The Associated Press  Louisiana elects first nonwhite governor since Reconstruction …
Oct 20, 2007
Florida House of Representatives leadership announced a “refinement proposal†late on Friday, October 19, 2007 that includes a guaranteed Save Our Homes minimum benefit for homesteaded property and a Save Our Homes-like benefit for non-homestead and commercial property. Lead House …
Oct 19, 2007
Insurance Fraud Weekly ePort October 19, 2007 www.InsuranceFraud.org ________________________________________  LEGISLATION & REGULATION * California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law a bill that nearly quadruples the annual fees insurers pay to fund the state’s anti-fraud efforts. The new $5,000 assessment increases …
Oct 19, 2007
Click on a headline to read the complete story: Â State House puts off property tax deal with Senate The property-tax plan that limped out of the state Senate has been panned as mediocre — as doing both too much …
Oct 18, 2007
Click on a headline to read the complete story: Â Senate passes part of property tax cut plan The Senate decided Wednesday to ask voters to lower property taxes, but still has to work out differences with the House over …
Oct 18, 2007
After a long week of negotiating without reaching a consensus on property tax reform during the fourth special session of 2007, the Florida Legislature has recessed until next week. The House is scheduled to reconvene on Monday, October 22 at 3 p.m. and …
Oct 18, 2007
Click on a headline to read the complete story: Â No real progress on tax plan The Senate passes a proposal, but nobody’s really happy about it. TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Senate passed a property tax cut package Wednesday that …
Oct 18, 2007
The following was just released by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAICâ€): ———————————————————————- NAIC COMMENDS U.S. SENATE ACTION ON KEY INSURANCE LEGISLATION Banking Committee Passes Bills to Extend Terrorism Insurance Program and Flood Insurance Program KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Oct. …
Oct 18, 2007
The Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIRâ€) is repealing Rule 69O-186.017, titled “Certificate of Mortgage Releases,†given that the authorizing statute has been repealed. At this time, no Summary of Statement of Estimated Regulatory Costs has been prepared. If requested in …