Category: Insurance Regulatory News

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (“FDEP”) Division of Air Resource Management will be holding the following workshops on August 23, 2007: Location:       3800 Commonwealth Boulevard                     Carr Building, Room 170                     Tallahassee, Florida • 9:00 am      Adopting California’s Motor Vehicle Emissions Standards …

Click on a headline to read the complete story:   Carolina G.O.P. Moves Up Primary CONCORD, N.H., Aug. 9 — The South Carolina Republican Party has moved up its primary to Jan. 19, leapfrogging ahead of the Florida primary and …

On Thursday, August 9, 2007, a representative from this office attended a public hearing on Proposed Rules 69O-125.005 and 69O-125.006, relating to the “Use of Credit Reports and Credit Scores by Insurers.” These Rules require the review and approval of …

Use of credit reports and credit scores The Florida Financial Services Commission ("FSC"), on behalf of the OIR, has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Rule number 690-125.005, relating to the use of credit reports and credit scores byinsurers, …

Click on a headline to read the complete story:   State budget-slashing ideas leave no services untouched Poor pregnant women could face extra hurdles to get a Caesarean section. Some criminals could spend less time in prison. Hospitals might lose …

Below are upcoming Florida Office of Insurance Regulation Hearings and Workshops.  Also included are Notices of Final Adopted Rules relating to administrative insurance matters. Click on the Rule number or name of the notice to link to additional details on …

A conference call of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) Terrorism Insurance Implementation (C) Working Group (“Working Group”) of the Property and Casualty Insurance (C) Committee (“Committee”) took place on August 7, 2007.  The Working Group discussed the status …

Click on a headline to read the complete story:   The Sun-Sentinel Interviews State Senator Nan Rich on Florida’s Insurance Crisis   Sinkhole Deal Could Put Pasco, Hernando Residents In Bigger Hole Gov. Charlie Crist and the Legislature failed to deliver …

With the cost of workers compensation premiums dropping statewide, the Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation Bureau of Compliance is stepping up enforcement.  A recent sweep of 177 businesses in the Florida panhandle yielded 23 Stop Work Orders.  Seven of the checks …

Above:  Newly-Named Florida Insurance Fraud Director Vicki Cutcliffe   Florida Chief  Financial Officer Alex Sink today issued the announcement below regarding the appointment of 30-year law enforcement veteran Vicki Cutcliffe as the Florida Division of Insurance Fraud (“DIF”) Director. Should …