Category: Insurance Regulatory News

BY BETH REINHARD breinhard@MiamiHerald.com Aug. 19, 2009 — Gov. Charlie Crist flew to Miami Tuesday afternoon to vet former U.S. Attorney Roberto Martinez for a U.S. Senate appointment, less than 24 hours after U.S. Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart took himself off …

BY MARC CAPUTO Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau FILE PHOTOS A new poll revealed Alex Sink, right, has lost ground to Republican rival Bill McCollum, left. Gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink has lost ground to Republican rival Bill McCollum and now trails him …

By DAVID ESPO AP Special Correspondent Aug. 19, 2009 — A spokesman for the health insurance industry accused Democrats of mounting a “fishing expedition” on Wednesday, as individual insurers decided whether to honor a request for financial records sought in …

  August 17, 2009 By EVAN LEHMANN of ClimateWire Several states prone to natural disasters are measuring the odds on a mega-bet. Concerned observers say those calculations are based on “Lady Luck” and “rolling the dice.” Public insurance programs in …

The Board of Employee Leasing Companies will meet via teleconference on Wednesday, August 19, at 10:00 a.m. The call-in number for this meeting is: 888.808.6959; conference code: 9226020.

The Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) Claims Committee will meet via teleconference on Wednesday, August 19, at 10:30 a.m. The call-in number for this meeting is: 888.302.3367.

The Florida Health Insurance Advisory Board will meet via teleconference on Wednesday, August 19, from 1:00 p.m. through 3:00 p.m. The call-in number for this meeting is: 319.279.1000; conference code: 244269.

The NAIC Valuation Method Principles-Based Reserve Process and Coordination Subgroup of the Life and Health Actuarial Task Force will meet via teleconference on Wednesday, August 19, at 1:00 p.m. (EST) to discuss Valuation Method-00: The Valuation Manual and Valuation Method-01: …

As result of House Bill 1495 becoming law on June 1, 2009, the Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology (“Commission”) is required to review discounts, credits, other rate differentials and reductions in deductibles relating to windstorm mitigation.  These findings …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Coastal communities spared major damage from storms The coastal counties within the Big Bend were largely unscathed from the wind and rain damage Tropical Storm Claudette left in …