Category: Insurance Regulatory News

Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the Florida state-run insurer of last resort, has devised a new policy requiring lobbyists seeking to lobby the insurer to register via a new online registration system. The new corporate policy comes in response to a …

Unless the state Legislature implements restrictions on assignment of benefits (AOB) agreements between property owners and contractors, Florida’s publicly owned property insurer could be litigated into imposing “dramatic” rate hikes on nearly a half-million homeowners. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation President …

Citizens Property Insurance is poised to delay a 7.9 percent rate increase for policyholders, after some board members suggested Tuesday another rate hike may be too soon following a May 1 increase. The Citizens Board of Governors, which oversees the …

State-owned Citizens Property Insurance Co. is once again seeking to increase annual rates by about 10 percent — the maximum allowable by state law — while blaming “skyrocketing nonweather related water loss claims in South Florida.” Yet according to Citizens’ …

Claims for damage caused by Hurricane Irma in Florida are closing in on the $10 billion mark. Nearly 1 million Florida property owners have filed claims for insured losses from Irma, which barreled through the state nine months ago, according …

If you’re looking for new reimbursement manuals that detail changes in Florida’s medical fee schedules, don’t bother, the Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation said this week. The Legislature this year failed to approve the new fee schedules, so the current …

Ride-sharing passengers will be able to buy accident and death coverage in smartphone app.  Chubb Ltd. has teamed with a technology startup to sell insurance to passengers of ride-hailing services like Uber Technologies Inc. to cover medical and other costs …

The Federal Reserve hikes interest rates by a quarter-point and signals two additional hikes this year and three in 2019. Winner: The insurance industry. After many years of a near-zero Federal Funds Rate, the lid is off and insurers will …

Florida employers will save nearly $20 million in workers’ compensation premiums next year because of “sound financial management” of the state’s two compensation trust funds, Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis said Wednesday. “Just last month, we announced that a 1.8 …

Lobbyists representing clients before the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corporation will soon have to disclose their efforts publicly. Citizens President and CEO Barry Gilway told Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis at a Wednesday Cabinet meeting that a new lobbying disclosure …