Category: Florida Department of Financial Services

The Florida Department of Financial Services issued the following news release today, January 20, 2011:   CFO and State Fire Marshal Jeff Atwater Announces New Training Partnership for Volunteer Firefighters Florida CFO and State Fire Marshal Jeff Atwater today joins …

The Florida Department of Financial Services (“DFS”), Division of Agent and Agency Services (“Division”), advised today, December 29, 2010, that it is withdrawing proposed Rules 69B-210.005 and 69B-210.010, which relate to the identification of specific unfair methods of competition or …

  The issue of whether Florida law, which prohibits public adjusters from initiating contact with insurance policyholders for 48 hours after a major loss, creates an unconstitutional restriction of commercial free speech and equal protection was heard by Florida’s First …

  As a result of an August 2010 comprehensive roundtable-style forum on Florida’s Personal Injury Protection (“PIP”) laws, the Office of the Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate issued a November 3, 2010 report to the Florida Legislature in which it offers …

The following notice relating to the licensure of public adjusters was published today, October 29, 2010:   The Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Agent and Agency Services, hereby provides notice that the amendments to Rule 69B-220.001, Florida Administrative …

  The Florida Department of Financial Services’ (“DFS”) Division of Agents and Agency Services will hold Rule Hearings on November 15, 2010 to continue reviewing proposed Rules regarding unlawful inducements in relation to Florida’s unfair insurance trade practices statutes. Proposed Rules …

  Certain insurance trade practices defined by Florida law as unfair methods of competition or unfair or deceptive acts or practices involving the business of insurance, along with similar practices relating to title insurance were reviewed during Rule Hearings held …

    Amendments to proposed Rules 69B-220.051 and 69B-220.201 relating to Florida public adjuster conduct and ethics requirements have been withdrawn.  However, amendments to Rule 69B-220.001 relating to licensing of emergency adjusters have not been withdrawn.  To view the notice, …

  Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate Senior Attorney R. Terry Butler has been named as the interim replacement for Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate Sean Shaw, who has joined the gubernatorial campaign of Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink.   Should you …

  A hearing on proposed Rules relating to Florida’s mandated annual report card for authorized residential property insurers was held today, September 13, 2010, by the Florida Department of Financial Services (“DFS”).  The following proposed Rules were reviewed, along with …