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Insurance Commissioner Mike Yaworsky has named two current regulators to deputy commissioner positions at the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR). Commissioner Yaworsky named Sheryl Parker as OIR’s first Deputy Commissioner of Market Regulation. He likewise appointed Virginia Christy as the new Deputy Commissioner of Property and Casualty. A recent press release from OIR indicates […]
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A law change adopted in the 2018 legislative session and affecting managing general agents took effect July 1, 2018. With this law change, the Florida Department of Financial Services will no longer issue managing general agents’ licenses. However, individuals and firms currently holding licenses will be allowed to keep them. Going forward, individuals acting as […]
Two law firms have asked the Florida Supreme Court to review a recent 1st DCA decision relating to the availability of certain public records maintained by the Florida Department of Financial Services. The litigation initially arose over the firms’ access to contact information for consumers participating in state-operated neutral evaluation or mediation programs. In the […]
The Florida Department of Financial Services indicates that if a licensee under Chapter 626 undergoes a change in ownership or control, or if a new partner, officer or director is named, the licensee must file fingerprints for the new owner, partner, officer or director within 30 days of the change. DFS advises that the scope of […]
Insurance Regulation News, Florida Department of Financial Services, insurance agents, Hurricane Irma, CFO Jimmy Patronis, CLE
Questions regarding the permissible fees that a Florida agent may charge are among the most common we see. Likewise, the Florida Department of Financial Services frequently receives questions from agents about the fees they may charge. DFS recently published the following summary of fees that may be lawfully charged by a general lines agent: MVR […]
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With hurricane season now being only a month away, the Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS) has taken the opportunity to remind licensees of unique claims adjusting requirements that apply during states of emergency. The Governor typically will declare a “state of emergency” during a hurricane affecting Florida. Among other things, the declaration of an emergency invokes […]
From time to time we receive questions about the various types of referral fees, inducements or other incentives that licensees encounter in the market. The Florida Department of Financial Services reportedly receives these types of inquiries as well as recently published its interpretation of distinctions between referral fees, marketing gifts, and inducements. DFS characterized these […]
