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The House Insurance Committee will hold a workshop at 4:00 today on the assignment of benefits issue. This issue has attracted attention as one of the leading causes of upward pressure on homeowners insurance rates even when reinsurance costs have been declining and Florida has enjoyed a long run of hurricane-free years. An assignment of […]
The House Insurance Committee is scheduled to hear several insurance bills in a meeting today: HB 53 would apportion part of the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund’s investment income to the Florida Catastrophic Storm Risk Management Center associated with Florida State University. HB 119 would amend the definition of assets at Section 625.012, Florida Statutes, to […]
Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater recently called for an insurance company stress test designed to give consumers confidential that Florida’s residential property insurers are well-managed and will be able to deliver when Florida next experiences a hurricane. Atwater believes the results should be made public and should show the process the insurers, particularly smaller insurers, […]
The OIR released its Report on the review of the Personal Injury Protection (PIP) insurance data call, as required by HB 119, which was passed by the Florida Legislature in 2012. The Report provides data which shows the impact on the insurance market from the reforms passed in this law. Per the Report, the data […]
The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee approved a bill that would use a portion of the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund’s investment income to support the Florida Catastrophic Storm Risk Management Center at Florida State University. Under the formula set forth in the bill, the Storm Center would have received a little less than $500,000 annually […]
The Office of Insurance Regulation has followed up on a 2014 rule development workshop by now proposing two rules related to credit for reinsurance. Proposed rule 69O-144.005 “Credit for Reinsurance” and proposed rule 69O-144.007 “Credit for Reinsurance from Certified Reinsurers” will provide guidance to reinsurers seeking to maintain reduced collateral and to domestic ceding insurers. […]
The Flood Standards Development Committee of the Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology will hold two upcoming meetings to advance the development of flood modeling standards. The committee will meet on January 29, 2015, to discuss outstanding issues with the general flood standards under development. In addition, the committee will discuss draft meteorological and […]
Two rules proposed by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation are prompting concerns among property insurers over their potential impact on water damage claims. One of the most prevalent questions in the property insurance arena current is whether insurance rates are going down commensurate with reductions in reinsurance prices in recent years. Declining reinsurance […]
The Office of Insurance Regulation has released its 2014 annual report on the state of the Florida workers’ compensation insurance market. The report concludes that the market currently is competitive, well-capitalized, and robust. The report points out that six of the 10 largest workers’ compensation insurers in Florida are Florida-domiciled, up from four in the […]
The Office of Insurance Regulation has determined there is not a “reasonable degree of competition” in Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties for homeowners with dwelling limits exceeding $900,000 or for condominium unit owners with combined dwelling and contents limits over $900,000. As a result, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation will continue to make coverage available to these […]
