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In response to rulings of the Florida Supreme Court earlier this year, the National Council on Compensation Insurance submitted a rate filing proposing a rate increase of more than 19%. However, after a public hearing and review by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, the OIR ultimately approved a 14.5% statewide average rate increase. The […]
The Florida Department of Financial Services points out that unlicensed personnel have limited discretion as to how they can support the operations of an insurance agency. The scope of these activities are further described in Rule Chapter 69B-222, Florida Administrative Code. Incidental activities and compensation are two of the most important points to remember when […]
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has issued a Final Order approving the National Council on Compensation Insurance’s overall statewide average rate increase of 14.5% for workers’ compensation insurance. The rate increase applies to both new and renewal workers’ compensation insurance policies effective in Florida as of December 1, 2016. NCCI initially submitted a filing […]
Hurricane Matthew brushed by most eastern parts of Florida, bringing strong winds, a wall of water, and a wake of damage. Floridians braced for Matthew for days as forecasts showed the major hurricane to be heading toward Florida’s coastline and likely impacting most areas from Miami to Jacksonville. Ultimately, the storm stayed slightly offshore as […]
The Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS) recently published a reminder relating to restrictions on referrals fees. DFS notes that it commonly receives questions about referral fees and periodically publishes guidance to remind licensees of applicable requirements. According to DFS, an agent may pay an unlicensed person for referrals of potential clients as long as […]
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) recently issued an order granting contingent approval to a statewide average rate increase of 14.5% for workers’ compensation insurance. The approval is conditioned upon the National Council on Compensation Insurance’s making certain revisions to its initial filing, which proposed a 19.6% increase. As ordered by the OIR, the rate […]
The Florida Department of Financial Services has published a compliance reminder relating to the registration of navigators. The following identifies the guidance recently published by DFS. What is a navigator? “Navigator” means an individual authorized by the Federally-Facilitated Exchange (Exchange), also known as the Marketplace to serve as a navigator, or who works on behalf […]
Daily routines are slowly returning to normal in Tallahassee. A week ago, we saw a storm in the Gulf of Mexico growing into a tropical storm and eventually into a hurricane. As we watched the “cone” in which it was expected to travel in the ensuing days, we soon realized that Tallahassee and our nearby […]
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation will hold a public hearing on Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s pending rate filings today in Tallahassee. The hearing begins at 9:00 a.m. in the Senate Office Building. The hearings will allow the Office of Insurance Regulation to publicly discuss and receive comments on the pending filings for Citizens for […]
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (Office) has scheduled two public hearings for today to discuss key long-term care rate filings that are pending before the Office. The filings relate to proposed rate increases submitted by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“Metlife”) and Unum Life Insurance Company of America (“Unum”). The Office has elected to host the public […]
