Feb 11, 2010
The Miami Herald published this letter on February 10, 2010. Re the Feb. 5 letter State attached too many strings, about Florida’s efforts to win the federal Race to the Top competition: Race to the Top is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity …
Feb 11, 2010
Assistance Available for Louisiana Producer Appointment and Termination Electronic Submission Transition Subsequent to issuing Bulletin 09-10, which establishes requirements for the electronic submission of producer appointments and terminations, the Louisiana Department of Insurance (“LDOI”) has indicated that it will …
Feb 11, 2010
FPCA Member Feedback Needed on Public Adjuster Bill Draft Florida Property and Casualty Association (“FPCA”) member feedback is needed on the attached draft legislation relating to public adjusters. Comments and suggestions should be sent to Katie Webb (kwebb@cftlaw.com) by Friday, February …
Feb 10, 2010
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Blog: House Speaker limits claims bills this session In a memo signed Tuesday, House Speaker Larry Cretul set guidelines to limit the number of claims bills this …
Feb 10, 2010
The Miami Herald published this article on February 10, 2010. BY CAROL MARBIN MILLER Florida’s embattled ban on adoption by gay people suffered another setback Tuesday, when state child welfare administrators agreed to provide health insurance, college tuition and other …
Feb 10, 2010
The following editorial opinion piece by State Senator Mike Fasano was published in the February 10, 2010 edition of the Tallahassee Democrat. The text of Senator Fasano’s editorial is reprinted below, followed by a response from Florida Association of Insurance …
Feb 10, 2010
By Krista S. Kovalcin, AssociateColodny Fass On December 11, 2009, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued two identical Private Letter Rulings (PLRs) in 200950016 and 200950017. The PLRs each held that, where there was risk shifting and risk distribution …
Feb 10, 2010
Proposed Rules for an annual report card to be used by the Office of the Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate in grading authorized personal residential property (homeowners) insurers was the subject of a Florida Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) hearing …
Feb 9, 2010
A listing of insurance-related regulatory meetings for the week of February 8-12 is listed below. No insurance-related legislative meetings have been scheduled during this time period. Note: All times are Eastern Standard Time and additional information is available via hyperlink …
Feb 9, 2010
The pending federal health care reform legislation would have sweeping effects on all sectors of the health care industry, according to a briefing webinar presented by Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP on Monday, January 19, 2009. Key pending issues include …