Category: Insurance Regulatory News

Editorial: State gets reasonable on sinkhole premiums

Sep 22, 2011

  The following article was published in the Bradenton Herald on September 22, 2011:   State gets reasonable on sinkhole premiums   In a consumer friendly action, Florida’s insurance commissioner wisely slashed the proposed premium increases for sinkhole coverage that …

Insurance regulators panned Citizens’ sinkhole rate request

Sep 21, 2011

The following article was published in The Florida Current on September 20, 2011:   Insurance Regulators panned Citizens sinkhole rate request   By Gray Rohrer   State Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty didn’t think much of the initial massive sinkhole rate …

Feds to state: Medical loss ratios are coming to Florida

Sep 21, 2011

The following article was published in The Florida Current on September 21, 2011:   Feds to state:  Medical Loss Ratios are Coming to Florida   By Christine Jordan Sexton   State officials told legislators on Wednesday that the federal government …

Hillsborough County cracks down on staged accident fraud

Sep 21, 2011

The following article was published in the Tampa Tribune on September 21, 2011: Hillsborough cracks down on staged accident fraud   By Mike Salinero   Hillsborough County commissioners unanimously approved an ordinance today to crack down on phony medical clinics …

United Insurance expands into Rhode Island

Sep 21, 2011

The following article was published in the Tampa Bay Business Journal on September 21, 2011: United Insurance expands into Rhode Island   United Property and Casualty Insurance Co. won approval from the Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation to write …