To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Hub Acquires Florida Federal Insurance Company Hub International Limited has acquired two insurance agencies in Florida and Nevada.   Florida’s Brown & Brown acquires Massachusetts firm Brown & Brown …

  The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release today, September 2, 2010:   Treasury Department Announces New Pilot to Help Deliver Safe, Low-Cost Financial Accounts to the Unbanked and Underbanked During Tax Season Pilot Delivers Targeted …

  Pursuant to the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act in Title V of H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) has created the new Surplus Lines Implementation Task Force (“SLITF”) that will develop …

  Adopted by the Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation (“Division”) and effective September 15, 2010, Rule 69L-6.026, F.A.C., entitled “Periodic Reports,” establishes procedures for filing periodic reports by employers that have been issued Stop-Work Orders for failing to comply with …

Florida CFO and Gubernatorial Candidate Alex Sink announced a comprehensive education reform plan today, September 1, 2010.  To view the plan, click here. A press release detailing the plan from the Alex Sink Campaign is reprinted below.   Should you …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   UCF climate study:  Is our weather getting wacky? If the Australian pine and the cabbage palmetto are to be believed, Florida’s winters and springs have grown a bit …

FPCA Homeowners Division Members: For your information, attached is a copy of the Final Report:  Insurance Study of Sinkholes, dated April 2005.  This Report is the result of the feasibility and cost/benefit study of a Florida Sinkhole Insurance Facility that …

  The Florida 2010 Primary Elections were held on August 24, 2010.  To provide a useful tool in following this year’s political campaign developments, Colodny Fass has prepared an outline of all Florida Cabinet and State Legislative races, as well …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Judgement for Citizens Upheld Over Plaintiff’s Failure to Submit to Examination Under Oath The First District Court of Appeal upheld a trial court judgement today in favor of Citizens …

FPCA Homeowners Division Members: As you are aware, Florida Senate Staff is preparing a report to address sinkhole issues in Florida.  The Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) has issued a data call to collect data for this report.  Separately, the …