Rhode Island Department of Insurance Superintendant Joseph Torti III issues Insurance Bulletin 2011-6 on Surplus Lines Insurance in Rhode Island and national regulatory changes that will affect the placement of nonadmitted insurance

Oct 27, 2011

On September 28, 2011, the Rhode Island Department of Insurance Superintendant Joseph Torti III issued Insurance Bulletin 2011-6  on Surplus Lines Insurance in Rhode Island and the national regulatory changes that will affect the placement of nonadmitted insurance in Rhode …

Florida House Insurance and Banking Subcommittee to Take Up Citizens Depopulation Bill; Uniform Home Grading Scale, Probable Maximum Loss Report Repeals Share Agenda with PIP and Money Services Fraud Prevention Reports

Oct 27, 2011

  The Florida House of Representatives’ Insurance and Banking Subcommittee will take up several insurance-related bills at its scheduled November 2, 2011 meeting.  To view the agenda, click here. Along with the insurance-related bills listed below, Legislators will also consider …

Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation Superintendent of Insurance Joseph Torti III issues Insurance Bulletin Number 2011-8 on the Mandatory Use of National Insurance Producer Registry for Company Adjusters

Oct 27, 2011

On October 18, 2011, Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation Superintendent of Insurance Joseph Torti III issued Insurance Bulletin Number 2011-8 on the Mandatory Use of National Insurance Producer Registry (“NIPR”) for Company Adjusters. The Insurance Division is committed to …

Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner Repeals W.A.C. 284-48-010 relating to License status of creditors under credit group policies-Commissions; Related RCW 48.17.060 and chapter 48.34 RC regulates and enforces

Oct 27, 2011

  The Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner has repealed e following chapter of the Washington Administrative Code:  W.A.C. 284-48-010 entitled “License status of creditors under credit group policies–Commissions.”  The purpose of this rulemaking is to repeal W.A.C. 284-48-010 …

DeSoto Insurance, Rupert Smith Insurance Agency merge

Oct 27, 2011

The following article was published on the Charlotte Sun on October 27, 2011: Desoto Insurance, Rupert Smith Merge Two of Arcadia’s oldest businesses are joining forces. Colleen Donaldson and Terri Frazer of Rupert Smith Insurance Agency, founded in 1910, and …

Florida’s Catastrophe Fund In a Pickle

Oct 27, 2011

The following article was published in The Bond Buyer on October 27, 2011: Florida’s Cat Fund in a Pickle By Shelly Sigo The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund is “dangerously overexposed” and should be downsized because unpredictable market conditions could prevent …