21st Annual Governor’s Hurricane Conference Held in Fort Lauderdale

May 21, 2007

2007 Governor’s Hurricane Conference An estimated 3,000 emergency managers, forecasters, vendors and state and local officials attended last week’s Governor’s Hurricane Conference, marking the event’s 21st year. Previously held for the past 19 years in Tampa, the conference moved to …

Insurance Fraud Weekly ePort

May 18, 2007

  Week ending May 18, 2007 www.InsuranceFraud.org   LEGISLATION & REGULATION * Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley yesterday signed a law making staging auto crashes a specific crime. HB 1409 also limits access by outsiders to police accident reports for 60 …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Friday, May 18

May 18, 2007

Insurance Funds Ready, But Hope For No Big Storms FORT LAUDERDALE – Florida’s private and public insurers are ready financially to face the 2007 hurricane season but residents will pay heavily in the future if a major hurricane strikes South …

Notice of Development of Rulemaking: Health insurance rates.

May 18, 2007

June 18 Notice of Development of Rulemaking OIR – Insurance Regulation69O-149.003: Rate Filing Procedures 69O-149.004: Experience Records 69O-149.005: Reasonableness of Benefits in Relation to Premiums69O-149.007: Annual Rate Certification (ARC) Filing ProceduresPURPOSE AND EFFECT: To provide guidelines for insurers to ensure …

McCarty: Property insurance relief has just begun

May 17, 2007

Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty issued the following opinion piece, as published by the Florida Insurance Council. Should you have any comments or questions, please do not hesitate to contact this office.   Property insurance relief has just begun   …

International Accounting Standards Board Issues

May 17, 2007

This week, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) issued its long-awaited two-part Discussion Paper “Preliminary Views on Insurance Contracts” for public distribution and comment. This Discussion Paper presents the preliminary views of the IASB on the main components of an accounting …