Mar 31, 2016
MARCH 2016 It’s the first anniversary of Florida Insurance Matters! Thank you for reading and we welcome your feedback! Florida Insurance Matters is a monthly update on Florida insurance-related legal developments by the Colodny Fass Insurance Litigation Practice, recognized as …
Mar 31, 2016
In a consumer alert issued today, March 31, 2016, Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin M. McCarty advised that changes to the National Flood Insurance Program (“NFIP”) become effective this Friday, April 1. Explaining that every person living in Florida is at …
Mar 31, 2016
State Farm Secrecy Ruling “Huge Blow,” Open Records Advocate says A state court has ruled in favor of State Farm’s effort to make secret basic information available to the public for years on how many customers it has — …
Mar 30, 2016
MetLife, American’s largest insurer, has won its battle with the U.S. government to shed its “too big to fail” designation. The New York Times reported today, March 30, 2016, that a federal judge in Washington rescinded the designation of …
Mar 30, 2016
Scott, Atwater can’t agree on Insurance Commissioner Florida has resumed its search for a new insurance commissioner after Governor Rick Scott and Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater could not reach an agreement yesterday. THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA’s …
Mar 29, 2016
The process to select a new Florida Insurance Commissioner was extended for approximately one month after debate at the Florida Cabinet meeting today, March 29, 2016. After Florida CFO Jeff Atwater moved to confirm State Representative Bill Hager for the job, …
Mar 29, 2016
Arkansas Orders Florida Health Plan to Stop Selling in State Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr has issued a cease and desist order against Health Plan Intermediaries Holdings LLC., dba Health Insurance Innovations, a Tampa, Florida-based company, alleging the company has …
Mar 28, 2016
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) Center for Insurance Policy and Research published its most recent newsletter today, March 28, 2016. Hyperlinks to the articles are provided below: Roadmap to the Future By John M. Huff, NAIC …
Mar 28, 2016
People in and out of Citizens Property Insurance had a bad year in the Florida Legislature There is little relief coming for homeowners facing crushing rate increases after being nudged (some would say shoved) out of the state-run property …
Mar 24, 2016
Governor Rick Scott settles on top contender for Florida Insurance Commissioner Scott’s office on Wednesday morning recommended the Florida Cabinet conduct a final public interview with just one of 55 candidates who applied to be the next insurance commissioner, …