Florida Property and Casualty Association Automobile Division Members: As discussed in the meeting on Tuesday, August 16, attached is a draft of the Personal Injury Protection Reform Chart, which will be submitted to Governor Rick Scott.  Please note that …

  Maryland Insurance Commissioner Therese Goldsmith issued a bulletin to all Maryland property and casualty insurers as a reminder that a personal injury protection (“PIP”) surcharge is prohibited under § 19-507(c) of the Insurance Article of the Annotated Code of …

  In Bulletin 11-19, issued by the Maryland Insurance Administration (“MIA”) on August 17, 2011 to all property and casualty insurers, producers and interested parties, Maryland Insurance Commissioner Therese Goldsmith reminded that, with the 2011 Hurricane Season in progress, pursuant …

  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on August 17, 2011: Today, the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and the Treasury proposed new rules under the Affordable Care Act that …

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10:00 a.m.–Florida Surplus Lines Service Office National Clearinghouse Committee meeting; 10:00 a.m. Agenda includes issues pertaining to the proposed national surplus lines tax clearinghouse. To view the meeting notice, click here.

(CANCELED) 10:00 a.m.–Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association Audit Committee meeting. To view the meeting notice, click here.

9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.– Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology meeting. Continuation of 2011 Standards and Procedures discussion and review of the 2011 Florida Public Hurricane Loss Model under the Standards and Acceptability process for 2009. To view the meeting …

  Colodny Fass attorneys were featured contributors to the Florida section of the Federation of Regulatory Counsel’s (“FORC”) August 2011 “FORC Alert.”  To view the publication, click here.  The articles are reprinted below. Enactment of CS/SB 142 Overturns Controversial 2001 Florida …

  Pursuant to provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”), which requires insurers and health plans to provide information about the appeals process to consumers, as well as make consumers aware of their state’s health insurance consumer …