Category: Insurance Regulatory News
Nov 24, 2009
Lawmakers closed in on winning votes for a special session on high-speed and commuter rail funding. Tri-Rail could be among the beneficiaries. BY MARC CAPUTO Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau Miami Herald–November 24, 2009 A special lawmaking session on high-speed and commuter …
Nov 24, 2009
Miami Herald–November 23, 2009 By PATRICIA MAZZEI The Broward school district should not have made eight employees take on additional work outside their job descriptions without paying them for it, an arbitrator ruled last week. Now the district must pay …
Nov 24, 2009
Miami Herald–November 24, 2009 BY PATRICIA MAZZEI Broward School Board members agreed to take themselves off of a once-coveted insurance advisory committee on Tuesday, the result of criticism over climbing health insurance rates and ongoing scrutiny over how the district …
Nov 23, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Insurance based on credit scores stirring controversy in Florida Despite efforts at the capitol in recent years to end the practice, property and automobile insurance companies in Florida …
Nov 23, 2009
The Miami Herald published this article on November 21, 2009 Citizens’ windstorm rates are heading up for most people. BY JOHN FRANK Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau The average cost of Citizens Property Insurance coverage for windstorm damage will increase next year …
Nov 23, 2009
THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA published this article on November 23, 2009 One of the state’s largest business lobbies is taking issue with the decision by state regulators on how much to allow Citizens Property Insurance to increase its rates …
Nov 23, 2009
The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission released its results from a major indoor air study of 51 homes with Chinese drywall today, November 23, 2009, along with initial reports from two studies on corrosion in homes with Chinese drywall. …
Nov 23, 2009
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) Financial Condition Committee is seeking comments on its U.S. Insurance Financial Solvency Framework by December 17, 2009. To view the exposure draft dated November 13, 2009, click here. Comments may be sent to …
Nov 23, 2009
The Florida Financial Services Commission, Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rule regarding the following insurance premium discount for hurricane loss mitigation Rule: 69O-170.0155: Forms The proposed Rule amendments would adopt revised versions of Form …
Nov 23, 2009
Monday, November 23 FWCJUA Operations Committee Meeting The Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (“FWCJUA”) Operations Committee met via teleconference on Monday, November 23 at 10:00 a.m. To view the meeting agenda, click here. NAIC Long-Term …