May 21, 2007
The Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association will be holding teleconference meetings on May 24, 2007 of its Producer Committee at 10:00 a.m. and its Investment Committee at 1:00 p.m. Individuals interested in participating may contact Kathy Coyne at (941) …
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 …
May 21, 2007
As part of an effort to increase its customer service in its newly-funded expansion, on Tuesday, May 15 in Fort Lauderdale, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) held the first of several public forums designed to give its policyholders a chance …
May 18, 2007
The following bills relating to insurance and other bills that may be of interest to you were presented to Governor Charlie Crist on May 17, 2007. The Governor has until June 1, 2007 to sign or veto these bills. If …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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  …
May 17, 2007
On Wednesday, May 16, 2007, The International Solvency and Accounting Working Group (“Group”) held a conference call to discuss two draft white papers written by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS): Risk Management Standards for Solvency Purposes Use of …
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 …