The Florida Insurance Guaranty Association (“FIGA”) has submitted its updated Plan of Operation to the Florida Department of Financial Services for approval. Revisions to the Plan include sections detailing...
Category: Florida Department of Financial Services
The following insurance-related Rules have been finalized and adopted by the Florida Department of Financial Services and the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation during the period of May 1 through July 30, 2009. To...
Builders, Adjusters and Insurers Join Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate For Roundtable Forum on Claims Estimating
July 30, 2009
Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate Sean Shaw presided over a roundtable meeting on July 23, 2009 in which the insurance and home repair/remodeling industries jointly explored how property insurance claims and resulting...
Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink announced the conviction of Robert McDonald, owner and operator of Gulfstream Roofing, Inc. in Delray Beach, on charges of workers’ compensation premium fraud today, July 29,...
Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate Sean Shaw’s July 23 Claim Dispute Resolution Roundtable Recommendations
July 23, 2009
A list of claim dispute resolution recommendations made at Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate Sean Shaw’s July 23, 2009, Claims Dispute Resolution Roundtable is reprinted below. Claims Dispute Resolution...
Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate To Host Claims Dispute Resolution Roundtable On July 23
July 22, 2009
Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate Sean Shaw will host an insurance and home builders’ industry roundtable on Thursday, July 23, to discuss streamlining and facilitating the State’s homeowners insurance claims...
The Florida Department of Financial Services Division of Risk Management (“Division”) Hearing on proposed Rule 69H-2.008, entitled “Other Forms Adopted” that was scheduled for Monday, July 20, 2009,...
Rule Workshop Establishing Uniform Penalty Guidelines for Bail Bond Agents Scheduled for August 11
July 20, 2009
The Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Agent and Agency Services (“Division”) has issued a Notice of Rulemaking Development regarding the following Rule Chapter: 69B-241: Penalty...
The Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Workers’ Compensation Rule Development Workshop on proposed amendments to Rule 69L-6.012, entitled “Notice of Election to be Exempt” scheduled for...
Proposed Mediation of Commercial Residential Property Insurance Claims Rule Changes Issued
July 17, 2009
The Florida Department of Financial Services (“DFS”), Division of Consumer Services issued a Notice of Change regarding Rule 69J-166.002, entitled “Mediation of Commercial Residential Property Insurance...