Category: Insurance Regulatory News

  At the State Consumer Health Information and Policy Advisory Council (“Council”) Quarterly meeting held today, March 29, 2012, Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (“AHCA”) Secretary Liz Dudek and AHCA Legislative Director Chris Chaney provided the Council with a …

  The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) has advised that the filing due date for Part 1 of its Annual Reinsurance Data Call has been extended to Monday, April 16, 2012.  Also, questions 34 and 35 of the Data …

  New York Department of Financial Services (“Department”) Superintendent Benjamin Lawsky has issued Insurance Regulation 187, an emergency measure dealing with Suitability in Annuity Transactions.  The measure adds Part 224 of Title 11 of the Official Compilation of the State …

The following article was published in the Tampa Bay Times on March 29, 2012: Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi in fight against health care law By Erika Bolstad Blessed with sound bite sensibilities in an all-male scrum of long-winded gray …

The following article was published in the Palm Beach Post on March 29, 2012: Florida’s Building Codes Rated Best in Hurricane Protection By Eliot Kleinberg Florida ranks highest among 18 hurricane-region states for building codes and their enforcement, the Insurance …

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10:00 a.m.–Florida Agency for Health Care Administration State Consumer Health Information and Policy Advisory Council Meeting. To view the meeting notice, click here.

9:00 a.m.–Florida Office of Insurance Regulation Public Rate Hearing. Amica Mutual Insurance Company has requested a 24.4 percent overall rate increase for its homeowners line of coverage. The proposed rate increase would be effective May 1, 2012 for new business …

10:00 a.m.–Florida Surplus Lines Service Office National Clearinghouse Committee meeting. To view the meeting notice, click here.

The following article was published in The Sunshine State News on March 28, 2012: No Action Expected on Request for ‘Stand Your Ground’ Special Session By Jim Turner With an investigation under way into the shooting death of Trayvon Martin …