Category: Insurance Regulatory News

November 5-9Senate Interim Committee Meetings

On November 2, 2007, the Florida Health Insurance Advisory Board (“Board”) met in Orlando, Florida for the purpose of discussing and adopting its 2008 legislative recommendations.  Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty, opened the meeting with brief introductory remarks and led …

The Task Force on Citizens Property Insurance Claims Handling and Resolution will hold an informal workshop regarding proposed legislation pertaining to Public Adjusters and Property Loss Insurance Appraisers.  The purpose of this workshop is to avail interested parties of the …

Click on a headline to read the complete story:   State Farm drops nearly 74,000 home policies Total home, mobile home, renter and condominium polices by State Farm reported as of June 30:   Citizens Property Insurance Corp.’s Surprisingly Successful …

  On November 1, 2007, a member of this Firm attended a public rate hearing for Liberty American and Liberty American Select Insurance Companies (collectively, “Liberty American”) in Tallahassee, Florida.  Belinda Miller (Deputy Commissioner), Michael Milnes (Deputy Director), Ken Ritzenthaler …

  Insurance Journal Feds Require Financial Firms to Take Identity Theft Prevention Steps October 31, 2007 Federal regulators are requiring that every financial institution have a program to detect and prevent identity theft on consumer accounts. The federal financial institution …

  On October 30, 2007, Congressman Paul E. Kanjorski (D-PA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises (“Subcommittee”), presided over the second of a series of hearings on insurance regulatory reform. “Our initial hearing reiterated …

Joel Fass wins Local Heroes Award.

Click on a headline to read the complete story:   Crist’s property tax push begins in Jacksonville Already having counteracted property tax cuts by eliminating some city programs and approving various fees, Jacksonville officials have decried losing up to $75 …

  On October 29, 2007, a member of this Firm attended the public hearing held by the Louisiana Department of Insurance (“Department”) regarding the Insure Louisiana Incentive Program (“Program”).  This Program will grant matching funds through cooperative endeavor agreements to …