Dec 21, 2009
The Miami Herald publised this article on December 19, 2009. The Associated Press A defeat to a bid to put slot machines at Miami International Airport. State regulators rejected the proposal Friday, citing a variety of concerns. The airport was …
Dec 21, 2009
The Miami Herald published this article on December 21, 2009 Florida’s consumers scored a significant victory last week when State Farm dropped its threat to walk away from this market. The company decided instead to continue to write policies under …
Dec 21, 2009
Monday, December 21 OIR Rule Hearing–Mitigation Inspection Forms On Monday, December 21, 2009, the Florida Financial Services Commission, Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) held a Hearing on proposed amendments to Rule 69O-170.0155 regarding insurance premium discounts for …
Dec 21, 2009
House Bill 447, which would afford all Florida insurance property companies the opportunity to charge partially deregulated rates, has received only two Committee referrals for Florida’s 2010 Regular Legislative Session. Generally, a relatively minimal number of committee referrals indicates that …
Dec 18, 2009
The Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology (“Commission”) Windstorm Mitigation Committee (“Committee”) met today, December 18, 2009, in Tallahassee. The agenda included a review of the problems and possible solutions relating to Florida’s windstorm mitigation credit system. Pursuant to …
Dec 18, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA: Lawmakers ask if Citizens rates went up enough? When lawmakers decided earlier this year that rates for coverage by Citizens Property Insurance …
Dec 18, 2009
The Miami Herald published this article on December 18, 2009. FEMA is in the process of updating Broward County’s flood maps, which will likely be finished next year. The last maps, completed in 1997, show that the vast majority of …
Dec 18, 2009
The Florida Health Insurance Advisory Board (“FHIAB”) met on December 15, 2009. Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty, who chairs the FHIAB, was not present, so Florida Deputy Insurance Commissioner Mary Beth Senkewicz chaired the meeting instead. To view the agenda, click …
Dec 18, 2009
The Miami Herald published this article on December 18, 2009. BY SCOTT ANDRON sandron@MiamiHerald.com Florida’s unemployment rate continued to rise last month, up two-tenths of a point to 11.5 percent, the state labor department said Friday. It was the highest …
Dec 18, 2009
THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA published this article on December 17, 2009 By DAVID ROYSE THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, Dec. 17, 2009……When lawmakers decided earlier this year that rates for coverage by Citizens Property Insurance needed to go up to make …