The Florida Insurance Guaranty Association (“FIGA”) Finance and Audit Committee (“Committee”) met on Monday, June 11, 2007 to discuss general issues of the Committee. The meeting agenda is enclosed for your review. Following is a summary of the topics discussed: …

Senate passes property tax cut proposal BY MARC CAPUTO The Miami Herald On a party line vote, the Florida Senate passed a resolution Thursday asking voters to supersize homestead exemptions by as much as $195,000 for homes worth $500,000 or …

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Rule Title:Rule Number: 69O-186.003 Title Insurance Rates, and 69O-186.005 Premium Schedule Applicable to “Truth In Lending” and Other Endorsements. A Public Hearing has been scheduled for …

Notice of Proposed Rule OIR – Insurance Regulation RULE NO: RULE TITLE69O-167.015: Uniform Home Grading Scale to Grade the Ability of a Home to Withstand Wind Loads from Tropical Storms or HurricanesPURPOSE AND EFFECT: To establish a uniform home grading …

Click on a headline to read the complete article:   Tax-cut letdown: Numbers may not add up On the first day of the special session to lower property taxes, here’s what lawmakers started cutting: expectations for a huge tax cut …

Pat Lorello, Vice President of Marketing, North Florida for Seminole Casualty Insurance Company and Bud Stumbaugh, President and CEO of AA Holdings, LLC wrote the editorial opinion piece below.  A PDF version of the document is also attached for your …

Notice of Meeting/Workshop Hearing DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES OIR – Insurance Regulation RULE NO: RULE TITLE 69O-157.1100: Requirements for Exchange of Coverage 69O-157.1155: Producer Training 69O-157.201: Standards for Approved Long-Term Care Partnership Program Policies The Financial Services Commission announces a …

http://www.cftnews.com/uploads/735_H_Block_070611[1].pdf A copy of the June 12, 2007 Special Session Block Calendar for the week of June 11-15 can be viewed by clicking the link above.

Click on a headline to read the complete story: Education Cuts Scuttle Support For Tax Proposal TALLAHASSEE – He said he was reluctant to “rain on this parade,” but state Sen. Steven Geller did just that Monday in vowing that …

On Monday, June 11, 2007, Governor Charlie Crist signed into law Senate Bill 2498 by Senator Rudy Garcia (R-Miami) relating to Hurricane Preparedness and Insurance.  However, the Governor vetoed a $600,000 nonrecurring appropriation from the Insurance Regulatory Trust Fund for …