Category: Florida Department of Financial Services
Apr 4, 2014
The Florida Department of Financial Services’ Division of (Insurance) Agent and Agency Services (“Division”) advised today, April 4, 2014, that it has initiated development for proposed Rule 69B-220.052, F.A.C. relating to the supervision of public adjuster apprentices and prohibited …
Feb 4, 2014
Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater announced the arrests of 14 individuals today, February 4, 2014, following a joint investigation between the State Fire Marshal’s Office and the Miami-Dade Police Department’s Arson Unit. “Operation Flames and Floods,” as it …
Nov 13, 2013
Suggesting that the cost of repairs relating to damage claims has contributed to the steady increase in Florida insurance rates, Demotech President Joe Petrelli offered his “unsolicited response” to the second of two recent letters from Florida Chief Financial Officer …
Nov 7, 2013
The Florida Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) Division of Consumer Services advised today, November 7, 2013, that proposed amendments to Rule 69J-166.002, “Mediation of Commercial Residential Property Insurance Claims” and Rule 69J-166.031, “Mediation of Residential Property Insurance Claims,” would …
Oct 29, 2013
Reiterating his concerns that Florida’s property insurers are still not passing along their reinsurance cost savings to consumers, Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater once again wrote to Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty today, October 29, 2013, asking him to …
Oct 22, 2013
The Florida Department of Financial Services’ Division of Agent and Agency Services advised today, October 22, 2013, that Rules 69B-231.150 and 69B-221.051, pertaining to administrative actions against licensees and temporary bail bond agent monthly-filed employment reports, respectively, will become …
Sep 26, 2013
In a September 24, 2013 letter to Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater, Robin Smith Westcott announced her resignation from her position as Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate. The information became public today as Gray Rohrer of the Florida Current, …
Sep 4, 2013
At least 47 prominent insurance industry entities and consumer advocate organizations have submitted comments on a pending Federal Insurance Office (“FIO”) study of the U.S. natural catastrophe insurance market pursuant to Section 100247 of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform …
Aug 23, 2013
The Florida Department of Financial Services’ Division of Agent and Agency Services advised that it has published a Notice of Proposed Rule for Rule 69B-231.150, relating to administrative actions against licensees based on criminal proceedings. A September 12, 2013 …
Aug 23, 2013
Are you or your family missing any valuables? Interested in buying some? If you’re a Floridian, or have a family member who has lived in Florida, there’s a chance CFO Jeff Atwater may be holding unclaimed property for you. But, …