The Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (“FWCJUA”) Operations Committee (“Committee”) met via teleconference on August 30, 2010.  Chase Selected As FWCJUA Bank The Committee began the agenda with the competitive bidding selection of a primary bank for the …

Following is a listing of insurance-related Florida regulatory events for the week of September 6-10, 2010: All times are Eastern Time.  Additional information is available via hyperlink were noted in bold type.        FLORIDA INSURANCE REGULATORY EVENTS      Tuesday, September 7 …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Hub Acquires Florida Federal Insurance Company Hub International Limited has acquired two insurance agencies in Florida and Nevada.   Florida’s Brown & Brown acquires Massachusetts firm Brown & Brown …

  The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release today, September 2, 2010:   Treasury Department Announces New Pilot to Help Deliver Safe, Low-Cost Financial Accounts to the Unbanked and Underbanked During Tax Season Pilot Delivers Targeted …

  Pursuant to the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act in Title V of H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) has created the new Surplus Lines Implementation Task Force (“SLITF”) that will develop …

  Adopted by the Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation (“Division”) and effective September 15, 2010, Rule 69L-6.026, F.A.C., entitled “Periodic Reports,” establishes procedures for filing periodic reports by employers that have been issued Stop-Work Orders for failing to comply with …

Florida CFO and Gubernatorial Candidate Alex Sink announced a comprehensive education reform plan today, September 1, 2010.  To view the plan, click here. A press release detailing the plan from the Alex Sink Campaign is reprinted below.   Should you …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   UCF climate study:  Is our weather getting wacky? If the Australian pine and the cabbage palmetto are to be believed, Florida’s winters and springs have grown a bit …

FPCA Homeowners Division Members: For your information, attached is a copy of the Final Report:  Insurance Study of Sinkholes, dated April 2005.  This Report is the result of the feasibility and cost/benefit study of a Florida Sinkhole Insurance Facility that …

  The Florida 2010 Primary Elections were held on August 24, 2010.  To provide a useful tool in following this year’s political campaign developments, Colodny Fass has prepared an outline of all Florida Cabinet and State Legislative races, as well …