Aug 12, 2013
On October 1, 2013, Georgia residents will be eligible to purchase health insurance plans through federally-operated exchanges under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, with “navigators” employed to direct individuals and companies to policies. An Emergency Rule on …
Aug 12, 2013
Pursuant to statutory changes, any approved supplemental appropriations for the Georgia Special Insurance Fraud Fund will now result in an assessment due 30 days later. Regulation 120-2-72-.05(3) formerly provided for assessments to be due on “May 15 of the …
Aug 12, 2013
Today, August 12, 2013, the Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate Homeowners’ Policy and Claims Bill of Rights Working Group (“Working Group”) met via teleconference to continue its discussion on property insurance claims handling issues. Specifically, they addressed alternative dispute resolution …
Aug 12, 2013
With the enactment of House Bill 66 earlier in 2013, changes to Georgia insurance regulations providing guidelines, procedures and best business practices for the issuance and delivery of property and casualty certificates of insurance became effective as of May …
Aug 12, 2013
Rules for Georgia’s 2012 adoption of the NAIC’s Credit for Reinsurance Model Law became effective on June 12, 2013. Entitled “Credit for Reinsurance,” the regulations set forth Rules and procedural requirements that Georgia’s Insurance and Fire Safety Commissioner deems …
Aug 12, 2013
Aug 12, 2013
To go directly to the section of your choice, click on a hyperlink below. Other hyperlinks to meeting information, bills and news are noted in bold type. Daily Florida Insurance-Related Events Daily Florida Insurance-Related News Daily Florida …
Aug 12, 2013
Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty responded on August 9, 2013 to an August 7 letter from Florida Chief Financial Jeff Atwater questioning why Florida property insurance rates have not decreased in direct correlation to a “significant drop in reinsurance …
Aug 9, 2013
Following is a listing of Florida insurance-related regulatory events for the week of August 12-16, 2013: All times are shown in Eastern Time. Additional information is available via hyperlink where noted in bold type. FLORIDA INSURANCE REGULATORY EVENTS …
Aug 9, 2013
Alternative dispute resolution and insurers’ right to repair (safeguards and warranties) are the two remaining topics to be discussed by the Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate’s (“ICA”) Homeowners’ Policy and Claims Bill of Rights Working Group (“Working Group”) as it …