Category: Insurance Regulatory News
Feb 17, 2009
WCTV, Tallahassee–February 16, 2009 The Chief Financial Officer’s hotline received 170 calls from State Farm customers Friday afternoon. More State Farm customers were on the line Monday morning. “They”re concerned; they”re worried about going to another insurance company,” says Tammi …
Feb 17, 2009
Reuters–February 16, 2009 DAYTONA BEACH, FL and TAMPA, FL, Feb 16 (MARKET WIRE) Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE: BRO) today announced its net income and net income per share for the fourth quarter of 2008. Additionally, it announced that its …
Feb 17, 2009
National Underwriter–February 17, 2009 Summit, N.J.-based risk modeling firm Baseline Management Company Inc. announced today it has a new set of catastrophe models for hurricanes and earthquakes accessed as a service through the company’s hosted Web-based platform. Baseline said the …
Feb 17, 2009
The Tampa Tribune–February 17, 2009 By CATHERINE DOLINSKI ST&D! Translation: Stop Texting and Drive! That’s the message state Sen. Carey Baker wants to send Florida motorists who exchange short text messages on their cell phones and other handheld devices while …
Feb 17, 2009
Today, February 17, 2009, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) held a Rule Development Workshop on proposed Rule 690-125.005 entitled “Use of Credit Reports and Credit Scores by Insurers.” To view the meeting notice, click here. OIR Assistant General …
Feb 17, 2009
On Tuesday February 17, 2009, a Colodny Fass representative attended a Rule Development Workshop held at the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) in Tallahassee, FL. The focus of the Workshop was to incorporate “Motor Vehicle Manufacturers” as a …
Feb 17, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Five Insurers Subpoenaed to Testify in OIR Credit Score and Report Use Hearing The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) will hold a hearing on Wednesday, February 18, …
Feb 17, 2009
By KATHLEEN HAUGHNEY THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, Feb. 16, 2009……. Two Tallahassee lawmakers have filed measures that would put a crack in the law banning lobbyists’ gifts to legislators, partly in an effort to jump start …
Feb 17, 2009
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) will hold a hearing on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 to take public testimony regarding the use of credit scoring, credit history and credit models by insurers in the underwriting and rate-setting process in …
Feb 16, 2009
Jacksonville Business Journal–February 13, 2009 by Rachel Witkowski Staff Writer JACKSONVILLE – State Farm Florida Insurance Co.’s announced exit from the property insurance market is a boon for other insurance companies and independent agencies that are picking up the insurer’s …