Following is a listing of insurance-related Florida regulatory events for the week of July 12-16, 2010: All times are Eastern Time.  Additional information is available via hyperlink were noted in bold type.    FLORIDA INSURANCE REGULATORY EVENTS      Tuesday, July 13 OIR Rule …

Above:  Baptist Hospital of Miami dedicated a maternity waiting area today, July 9, 2010, in the name of The Dosal Family Foundation, which donated $250,000 to be used toward the purchase of a robotic da Vinci Surgical System.  The Dosal …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Citizens Property Insurance’s Failure to Sell Entire High-Risk Account Bond Issue Prompts Moody’s Rating Withdrawal Moody’s Investors Service advised on July 7, 2010 that it has withdrawn its …

Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) advised on July 7, 2010 that it has withdrawn its rating on Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s (“Citizens”) Senior Secured Bonds Series 2010A-4 Federally Taxable (LIBOR Floating Rate Notes), inasmuch as Citizens had planned to issue four …

    FHCF 2010-2011 Contract Year Rates Effective July 8, 2010 Rule 19-8.028 relating to the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“FHCF”) Premium Formula became effective yesterday, July 8, 2010.   The Rule establishes the FHCF Premium Formula and adopts the FHCF …

  Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) advised on July 7, 2010 that it has withdrawn its rating on Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s (“Citizens”) Senior Secured Bonds Series 2010A-4 Federally Taxable (LIBOR Floating Rate Notes), inasmuch as Citizens had planned to issue …

To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Blog:  Crist calls special session to ban offshore drilling Gov. Charlie Crist said Thursday he’s calling a special session of the Legislature in less than two weeks and will ask …

The following article was published by The News Service of Florida on July 8, 2010: By MICHAEL PELTIER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, July 8, 2010… Oil flowed throughout state government Thursday as multiple players chimed in …

  Following is a summary of Florida insurance-related litigation developments during June and early July 2010:   Third District Court Sides with Commercial Property Claimant in Breach of Contract Case Against Insurer In the case of Medley Warehouses v. Scottsdale …

  With an August 4 deadline to place a constitutional amendment on Florida’s General Election November 2, 2010 ballot, Florida Governor Charlie Crist has called a Special Legislative Session for July 20 through July 23, 2010.   The Governor’s Special Session …