Oct 26, 2011
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Oct 26, 2011
The following article was published in the Wall Street Journal on October 26, 2011: Insurer to reveal rate-hike data By Leslie Scism and Liz Rappaport New York’s largest health insurer has agreed to publicly share the previously secret details of …
Oct 26, 2011
The following article was published in The Florida Current on October 26, 2011: Destination unknown: Casino bill filed but faces stiff opposition By Gray Rohrer The highly anticipated bill to allow three destination casino resorts in Broward and Miami-Dade counties …
Oct 26, 2011
10:00 a.m.–Florida Department of Revenue Proposed Rule Hearing; Proposed amendments to Rule Chapter 12B-8, “Insurance Premium Taxes, Fees and Surcharges”, would update statutory and rule references, remove unnecessary effective dates, remove provisions regarding the emergency excise tax repealed effective January …
Oct 25, 2011
The Florida Automobile Joint Underwriting Association (“FAJUA”) Board of Governors (“Board”) met via teleconference today, October 25, 2011, and voted to defer action on a proposal from SAS, a business analytics software and services company, to provide analytic services …
Oct 25, 2011
Unable to meet a looming November 15, 2011 deadline for the establishment of a Clearinghouse for the collection and distribution of surplus lines premium taxes, representatives of Nonadmitted Insurance Multi-State Agreement (“NIMA”) member states voted in an emergency session …
Oct 25, 2011
The following article was published in the St. Petersburg Times on October 25, 2011: Florida lost 10,000 jobs as stimulus funding winds down By Michael C. Bender Florida has lost about 10,000 jobs as contracts and grants from the federal …
Oct 25, 2011
A bill has been filed for consideration during the 2012 Florida Regular Legislative Session that would repeal an annual Financial Services Commission (“FSC”) reporting requirement pertaining to the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“FHCF”) and Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”). …
Oct 25, 2011
The Excess Lines Association of New York (“ELANY”) issued Bulletin No. 2011-26 on October 25, 2011, which is reprinted below: RE: INSURER ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS/BROKER RESPONSIBILITIES ELANY is fielding numerous questions regarding insurer eligibility requirements in light of the enactment of …
Oct 25, 2011
The following article was published in The Florida Current on October 25, 2011: Senator Gaetz presses on job-creation program Senate President-designate Don Gaetz is pushing for more information about companies that owe taxpayers money for incentive-program jobs that never were …