Category: Florida Department of Financial Services

  The Florida Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) has been notified that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), which is responsible for processing all fingerprint information for federal background checks, will not be available to process any license applicant fingerprints from …

The Florida Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) Division of Insurance Agents and Agency Services (“Division”) held a Rule Development Workshop on the following proposed Rules relating to the licensure, ethics and conduct of emergency public adjusters and their apprentices: 69B-220.001: …

After consideration of feedback received at a January 11, 2010 Rule Hearing,  the Florida Department of Financial Services (“DFS”), Division of Consumer Services issued changes to proposed Rule 69J-9.001 entitled “Database of Information Relating to Sinkholes” today, March 12, 2010.  The changes are reprinted …

Proposed Rules relating to an annual report card for authorized Florida residential property insurers had been scheduled to be considered by the Florida Financial Services Commission (“FSC”) for final adoption on March 23, 2010.  To view the meeting notice, which includes …

  After an initial exploratory formative meeting, Florida’s Insurance Consumer Advocate Sean Shaw convened the Insurance Consumer Advocate Workers’ Compensation Advisory Group (“Advisory Group”) on February 25, 2010 in Orlando.  The agenda focused on issues relating to workers’ compensation medical care …

In a report to Florida Senate President Jeff Atwater and House Speaker Larry Cretul issued today, March 1, 2010, Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate Sean Shaw detailed recommendations on improving the property insurance claims process for Florida consumers.  The information used …

Pursuant to a February 9, 2010 Florida Department of Financial Services hearing, changes have been made to proposed Rules for an annual report card to be used by the Office of the Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate in grading authorized personal residential …

The Florida Division of Agent and Agency Services (“Division) has scheduled two proposed Rule Hearings on March 16 relating to insurance licensing issues.   Agent and Adjuster Licensing Penalties The first hearing, which begins at 9 a.m. at the Florida …

Ethics, conduct and online emergency licensing procedures for public adjusters and their apprentices will be the subject of a March 10 Florida Division of Agents and Agency Services Rule Development Workshop.  The Workshop, which begins at 10 a.m. at the …

The Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Rehabilitation and Liquidation has advised that the deadline to file claims against Florida Select Insurance Company (“Florida Select”) is April 12, 2010.  To view the notice, click here. Claims should be sent …