Bill Filed for 2012 Florida Regular Legislative Session Would Repeal Annual Financial Services Commission Legislative Report by Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation on Probable Maximum Losses and Financing Options

Oct 25, 2011

  A bill has been filed for consideration during the 2012 Florida Regular Legislative Session that would repeal an annual Financial Services Commission (“FSC”) reporting requirement pertaining to the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“FHCF”) and Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”). …

Excess Lines Association of New York (ELANY) fielding numerous questions on insurer eligibility requirements relating to Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act (NRRA); New York recently amended (11 NYCRR Part 27) a/k/a Regulation 41

Oct 25, 2011

The Excess Lines Association of New York (“ELANY”) issued Bulletin No. 2011-26 on October 25, 2011, which is reprinted below: RE:  INSURER ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS/BROKER RESPONSIBILITIES ELANY is fielding numerous questions regarding insurer eligibility requirements in light of the enactment of …

Florida Senator Don Gaetz presses on job-creation program

Oct 25, 2011

The following article was published in The Florida Current on October 25, 2011: Senator Gaetz presses on job-creation program Senate President-designate Don Gaetz is pushing for more information about companies that owe taxpayers money for incentive-program jobs that never were …

Panel says state foreclosure mediation program should end

Oct 25, 2011

The following article was published in The Florida Current on October 25, 2011: Panel says state foreclosure mediation program should end Despite a backlog of at least 350,000 foreclosures in the state, a judicial committee recommends that a Florida Supreme …

Blog: Five arrested in alleged staged accident ring

Oct 25, 2011

The following article was posted to the House Keys Blog in the South Florida Sun Sentinel on October 25, 2011: Five arrested in alleged staged accident ring By Julie Patel Five South Floridians were arrested and charged with staging an …