Governor Charlie Crist issued a second Executive Order today, Tuesday, January 19, 2010 extending the agricultural State of Emergency an additional seven days. He had previously issued an agricultural State of Emergency on Friday as a result of damage caused by …

REMINDER:  The Florida Property and Casualty Association (“FPCA”) Homeowners Division will hold the following meetings during the 2010 State of the Florida Insurance Market Summit at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in Orlando: Joint lunch meeting with the Automobile Division – …

ATTORNEY CLIENT COMMUNICATIONPRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL FPCA Homeowners Division Members: Below is a summary of recently gathered intelligence on pending 2010 insurance-related Florida legislation.  This information is for consideration in conjunction with the information already provided on bills that have actually …

REMINDER:  The Florida Property and Casualty Association (“FPCA”) Automobile Division will hold the following meetings during the 2010 State of the Florida Insurance Market Summit at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in Orlando: Member meeting and lunch – Wednesday, January …

      LEGISLATIVE INTERIM COMMITTEE MEETINGS     Tuesday, January 19   House Government Operations Appropriations Committee The Florida House Government Operations Appropriations Committee met on Tuesday, January 19 from 1:00 p.m. through 5:00 p.m. in Room 116 of …

The Wall Street Journal published this article on January 15, 2010. Rule Change Will Allow Firms to Set Aside Less Capital on Written-Down Bonds By LESLIE SCISM Life insurers are readying for an estimated $5 billion-plus capital benefit from a …

The Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) Actuarial and Underwriting Committee will meet via teleconference on Tuesday, January 19 at 1:00 p.m. The call-in number for this meeting is: 866.631.2413.

The Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology (“Commission”) met on January 15, 2010 to further compile recommendations from the Commission’s Windstorm Mitigation Committee (“Committee”) on the applicability and usage of windstorm mitigation credits in Florida.  By law, the Commission …

The Florida Surplus Lines Service Office (“FSLSO”) will hold the following Board and Committee meetings on Monday, January 18 and Tuesday, January 19 at 1441 Maclay Commerce Drive, Suite 200, Tallahassee: Compensation Committee – Monday, January 18 at 4:00 p.m. …

A Joint Audit Committee Workgroup (“Workgroup”) of the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association (“FIGA”) and the Florida Workers’ Compensation Insurance Guarantee Association (“FWCIGA”) met via teleconference on Friday, July 15, 2010 and voted to approve a Request for Proposal (“RFP”) for …