May 21, 2011
The following article was published in the Wall Street Journal on May 21, 2011: Republican Hurricane Season Florida’s GOP Hopes to Get Lucky for the Sixth Season in a Row The Atlantic hurricane season starts in less than two weeks, …
May 20, 2011
Following is a listing of insurance-related Florida regulatory events for the week of May 23-27, 2011: All times are Eastern Time (“ET”). Additional information is available via hyperlink where noted in bold type. FLORIDA INSURANCE REGULATORY EVENTS Tuesday, May …
May 20, 2011
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) Surplus Lines Implementation Task Force (“Task Force”) met via teleconference today, May 20, 2011, to receive and consider interested party comments on a model advisory bulletin (“bulletin”) designed to outline nationwide regulatory …
May 20, 2011
With the Mississippi floodwaters invading the State of Louisiana, Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has asked insurers for assistance in communicating the following important National Flood Insurance Program (“NFIP”) information to policyholders with flood coverage: The NFIP may reimburse residents …
May 20, 2011
In an opinion released (Trinidad v. Florida Peninsula Ins. Co.) on May 18, 2011, Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal held that a carrier is not required to pay overhead and profit as a part of its replacement cash …
May 20, 2011
To go directly to the section of your choice, click on a hyperlink below. Other hyperlinks to meeting information, bills and news are noted in bold type. Daily Florida Insurance-Related Events Daily Insurance-Related News Daily Florida Insurance-Related …
May 19, 2011
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”), in conjunction with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”), held a public hearing today, May 19, 2011, on life insurance claim settlement practices, insurers’ use of the Social Security Administration’s Death …
May 19, 2011
Kingsway Amigo Insurance Company, Appellant v. Ocean Health, Inc., a/a/o Belizaire Gomez, Case No. 4D10-4887 In a recent opinion, the 4th District Court of Appeal appears to have precluded PIP carriers from using the Medicare Part B Fee Schedules …
May 19, 2011
The Utah Insurance Department has posted the following informational bulletins as of May 19, 2011: 2011-1: Premium Finance Agreement Default Clarifies that, at the default of a premium finance agreement, a premium finance company may only obtain an …
May 19, 2011
Those wishing to comment on the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC”) April 7, 2011 Notice of Inquiry (FCC 11-51, “Notice”) relating to broadband deployment and government policies for access to rights of way and wireless facilities siting have until June …