Mar 28, 2013
By Sharlee Hobbs Edwards, Esq.Associate Litigation over the validity of forms used to afford windstorm mitigation discounts to Florida homeowners’ insurance policyholders continued on March 15, 2013 with the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation’s (“OIR”) filing of an Initial Brief …
Mar 28, 2013
CORRECTION: The date to submit the requested information has been corrected to state Monday, April 1, 2013. Dear FPCA Homeowners Division Members: In response to the Florida Senate Appropriations Committee bill (SPB 7132) to eliminate the tax break allowing insurance …
Mar 28, 2013
A proposal to eliminate a credit that insurance companies can take against their premium tax liability of up to 15 percent of salaries paid to employees located or based within Florida was part of the Senate Committee on Appropriations …
Mar 28, 2013
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Mar 28, 2013
The following is an informational update on law enforcement news, events, legislative developments and meetings relating to the Florida Police Chiefs Association community for the week ending March 29, 2013. Click on the hyperlinks in bold type to …
Mar 27, 2013
At its meeting last Friday, March 22, 2013, Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) Board of Governors (“Board”) approved a slate of coverage changes to benefit mobile homeowners, properties under construction and policyholders with previous sinkhole claims. The approved …
Mar 27, 2013
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Mar 27, 2013
In a March 25, 2013 notice inviting comment on proposed policy it called “contrary to prudent business practice,” the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) is proposing a ban of force-placed insurance commissions and reinsurance fees to banks on loans …
Mar 26, 2013
Florida Property and Casualty Association Homeowners Division Members: We have learned that we can expect HB 1329 by Rep. Oliva to be on the House Insurance and Banking subcommittee on Thursday. This legislation would remove fee restrictions currently applicable to …
Mar 26, 2013
At its meeting yesterday, March 25, 2013, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) Own Risk and Solvency Assessment (“ORSA”) Subgroup (“Subgroup”) adopted the first changes to the ORSA Guidance Manual (“Manual”) since its most recent revision in 2011. …