Scott, Atwater can’t agree on Insurance Commissioner Florida has resumed its search for a new insurance commissioner after Governor Rick Scott and Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater could not reach an agreement yesterday.   THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA’s …

  The process to select a new Florida Insurance Commissioner was extended for approximately one month after debate at the Florida Cabinet meeting today, March 29, 2016. After Florida CFO Jeff Atwater moved to confirm State Representative Bill Hager for the job, …

  Arkansas Orders Florida Health Plan to Stop Selling in State Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr has issued a cease and desist order against Health Plan Intermediaries Holdings LLC., dba Health Insurance Innovations, a Tampa, Florida-based company, alleging the company has …

  The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) Center for Insurance Policy and Research published its most recent newsletter today, March 28, 2016.  Hyperlinks to the articles are provided below:   Roadmap to the Future By John M. Huff, NAIC …

  People in and out of Citizens Property Insurance had a bad year in the Florida Legislature There is little relief coming for homeowners facing crushing rate increases after being nudged (some would say shoved) out of the state-run property …

  Governor Rick Scott settles on top contender for Florida Insurance Commissioner Scott’s office on Wednesday morning recommended the Florida Cabinet conduct a final public interview with just one of 55 candidates who applied to be the next insurance commissioner, …

  Is the Global Reinsurance Industry making Florida more resilient to Climate Change, Hurricanes? Some players in the global reinsurance industry are transforming mounting natural catastrophe risks into a vibrant marketplace for new financial products and services, Zac Taylor writes …

  The Good, the Bad and the Interesting:  Evaluating the applicants for Florida Revenue Chief Unlike the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, the top job at Revenue does not have statutory qualification requirements.  Nevertheless, one could assume that many of those …

  The Good, the Bad and the Interesting:  Evaluating the Applicants for Florida Insurance Commissioner So the process of choosing a new OIR leader, now that it is well underway, will prove — if anything — interesting, says FloridaPolitics.com Publisher …

  Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Warns of “Crisis” on Claims Issue Inaction by Florida lawmakers to address a spike in water-damage claims could reverse years of work to shrink state-backed Citizens Property Insurance, the company’s president said Wednesday, THE NEWS …