The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) has announced the following staff changes: Rebecca McCarley has been appointed deputy chief of staff Chris Bailey has been promoted to acting director of governmental relations Monte Stevens has been appointed acting cabinet …

The Florida Workers’ Compensation Insurance Guaranty Association (“FWCIGA”) Investment Committee (“Committee”) held a meeting on Thursday, February 7, 2008 to discuss the FWCIGA investment portfolio and review changes to the investment policy proposed in the November, 2007 meeting. To view the …

On Friday, February 8, 2007, the House Insurance Committee (“Committee”) held a workshop on a proposal and legislation developed by the Florida Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) regarding a reduction of risk in the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“FHCF”) by …

  Insurance Fraud Weekly ePortWeek Ending February 8, 2008www.insurancefraud.org _________________________ LEGISLATION & REGULATION The Maryland legislature is considering a bill requiring insurers to print warnings on claim and application forms, and insurance checks. HB 404 would both warn potential fraudsters, …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Reinsurance rehab on table CFO Sink wants to lower Florida’s exposure. Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink’s quest to shed some of the state’s hurricane risk has a …

REMINDER: The next FPCA Automobile Division (“FPCA”) meeting is scheduled for February 14, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. The call-in number for this meeting is (800) 369-1285. Conference code is 59955#. In preparation for the 2008 Florida Legislative Session beginning on …

  Insurance-Related Legislative Meetings House Speaker Marco Rubio has scheduled additional House Council meetings for the week of February 11-15 in order to work through recommendations for initial budget reductions for consideration by the entire House during the first week of …

Proposed topics include service provider fee adjustment proposal, service provider selection process, disaster recovery matters, document management & retention, report on operation.

The House Insurance Committee will hold a meeting on Friday, February 8, 2008. No agenda has been released at this time.