Category: Florida Department of Financial Services

  The Florida Department of Financial Services’ Division of Agent and Agency Services announced today, November 9, 2011, that Rule 69B-215.235, F.A.C., entitled “Use of Designations,” will become effective on November 16, 2011. Rule 69B-215.335, which sets standards for the …

  The Florida Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) met on October 18, 2011 to workshop proposed Rules 69B-221.100, F.A.C., entitled “Terms and Conditions of Contract; Surrender Form” and 69B-221.105, F.A.C., “Premium Charge Only Permitted.”   Both propose Rules relate to the …

  Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate Robin Westcott’s Personal Injury Protection (“PIP”) Working Group (“Working Group”) met in Tallahassee today, October 10, 2011. As part of the meeting, the Working Group heard a presentation from Albert Rosati, General Manager of ExamWorks, …

Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate Robin Westcott’s Personal Injury Protection Working Group meets for the final time today, October 10, 2011, at 9:00 a.m. in Tallahassee. A live Webcast will be available on the Florida Channel’s Web site under the Web …

  Florida Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) Jeff Atwater’s Money Service Business Workers’ Comp Fraud Work Group (“Work Group”) met on October 6, 2011, to discuss its draft report on the relationship between perpetrators of workers’ compensation fraud and the money …

Reminder:  This meeting will be Webcast LIVE on The Florida Channel (Web 5) at 9:00 a.m.  To access the Webcast, go to www.FloridaChannel.org.   Expanding on Florida’s Personal Injury Protection (“PIP”) fee schedule and how it is susceptible to abuse …

  Upon further review to the recent amendments to Florida’s neutral evaluation program made by SB 408, the Florida Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) issued a September 13, 2011 letter from DFS Division of Consumer Services Bureau Chief Barb Szumowski …

  Written comments and recommendations for consideration by the Florida Department of Financial Services’ Money Service Business Workers’ Comp Fraud Work Group (“Work Group”) at its next meeting, September 22, 2011, are due on September 19. The Work Group held …

  Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate Robin Smith Westcott’s Personal Injury Protection (“PIP”) Working Group meeting tomorrow, September 15, 2011, will be Webcast live on The Florida Channel.  The meeting times run from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and from 1:00 …

  The Florida Department of Financial Services Division of Agent and Agency Services filed a Notice of Disposition of Petition for Administration Determination (“Notice”) for Rule 69B-211.042, “Effect of Law Enforcement Records on Applications for Licensure,” on September 9, 2011.  In …