Oct 25, 2010
This article was published in the Miami Herald on October 25, 2010: BY NIRVI SHAH http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/10/24/1887250/state-farm-shedding-more-policies.html For homeowners Jean and Karen Perrod, who live near Coconut Grove, the health of the Florida insurance industry isn’t determined by company surpluses or …
Oct 24, 2010
The article was published in The Ledger on October 24, 2010: http://www.theledger.com/article/20101024/NEWS/10245041/1410?Title=Reinsurance-Record-Isn-t-Spotless As Floridians coped with the hit of hurricanes and property insurance collapses in 2005, regulators in other states unleashed investigations on the offshore underwriters. Eliot Spitzer, then …
Oct 22, 2010
The Education Commission of the United States has released a September 2010 report entitled “State Teacher Tenure/Continuing Contract Laws,” which compares the way Florida and other states handle the issue of teacher dismissal. Applicable Florida law no longer incorporates …
Oct 22, 2010
The FPCA Automobile Division will be meeting via teleconference this morning, October 26, at 10:00 a.m. The call-in number is 800.369.1285; conference code: 42817#. An agenda for the meeting, as well as minutes from the October 14 meeting, are attached. …
Oct 22, 2010
Florida’s Agency for Workforce Innovation (“Agency”) released the State’s September 2010 employment figures today, October 22, 2010. Statistics show a slight increase in lost jobs from a month ago. The State’s seasonally adjusted September unemployment rate is 11.9 percent, …
Oct 22, 2010
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) held a public rate hearing yesterday, October 22, 2010, on a rate filing by First Community Insurance Company (“First Community”). First Community, a subsidiary of Bankers Insurance Group, is requesting a …
Oct 22, 2010
Following is a listing of insurance-related Florida regulatory events for the week of October 25-29, 2010: All times are Eastern Time. Additional information is available via hyperlink where noted in bold type. FLORIDA INSURANCE REGULATORY EVENTS Tuesday, October 26 Florida …
Oct 22, 2010
The following article was posted to the Sun Sentinel House Keys blog on October 22, 2010: Should Florida create a fourth state insurance program? By Julie Patel Posted October 22, 2010 www.sunsentinel.com Should Florida create a …
Oct 22, 2010
The following article was published in the St. Petersburg Times on October 22, 2010: By Kris Hundley Published on October 22, 2010 http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/lawsuit-accuses-citizens-property-insurance-of-wrongfully-using-no-bid/1129536 A class-action lawsuit filed in Tallahassee on Thursday alleges that wrongful use of no-bid contracts by Citizens …
Oct 22, 2010
This article wasa published in the Insurance Journal on October 24, 2010: http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2010/10/22/114279.htm#ixzz138FNZAWS Will Floridians, who already support a state-backed property insurer and a catastrophe fund, support another public insurance entity for sinkhole coverage? Such a fund might be the …