Sep 3, 2008
Miami Herald–September 03, 2008 Both party platforms call for addressing the rising cost and availability of catastrophe insurance, but they take different approaches. From the Democratic Party platform: “We will also work to prevent future catastrophic response failures, whether the …
Sep 3, 2008
Gainesville Sun–September 3, 2008 The anxiety from the succession of hurricanes swirling in the Gulf of Mexico and off the Atlantic Coast has made at least one positive impact for Florida at the Republican National Convention. For the first time, …
Sep 3, 2008
FEMA Press Release–August 30, 2008 ORLANDO, Fla. — Community Relations teams and Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) will be assisting individuals, households and businesses affected by Tropical Storm Fay in Brevard, Hendry, Okeechobee, St. Lucie and Volusia counties, recovery officials announced. …
Sep 3, 2008
Palm Beach Post–September 02, 2008 By DARA KAM Palm Beach Post Staff Writer TALLAHASSEE — State officials are dealing with an alphabet soup of storm systems as effects of Tropical Storm Fay and Hurricane Gustav continue to trouble regions of …
Sep 3, 2008
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Florida Supreme Court strikes down Amendment 5 tax swap plan The state Supreme Court today removed a multi-billion tax swap plan from the November ballot, just hours after a majority …
Sep 3, 2008
The Reinsurance Association of America (“RAA”) submitted a letter yesterday, September 2, 2008, to the Florida Financial Services Commission that is critical of the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation’s proposed Rule 69O-144.007: Credit for Reinsurance from Eligible Reinsurers. In the …
Sep 3, 2008
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: GOP touts disaster insurance Florida Republicans said the mention of a catastrophe insurance fund — part of the national party platform for the first time ever — signals growing support …
Sep 3, 2008
The Reinsurance Association of America (“RAA”) submitted a letter yesterday, September 2, 2008, to the Florida Financial Services Commission that is critical of the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation’s proposed Rule 69O-144.007: Credit for Reinsurance from Eligible Reinsurers. In the …
Sep 3, 2008
UPDATE: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMMS”), a division of the U.S. Department of Health, has issued updated information regarding S.2499, the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (“SCHIP”). The e-mail address provided in the “Opportunity …
Sep 3, 2008
> NAIC Financial Condition Committee and International Solvency Working Group On Wednesday, September 3 through Thursday, September 4, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners ("NAIC") will hold a joint meeting of the Financial Condition Committee and International Solvency and Accounting …