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The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has released its most recent annual report discussing the state of Florida’s workers’ compensation insurance market. According to section 627.211(6), Florida Statutes, the Office of Insurance Regulation must prepare a report for the legislature each year assessing the competitiveness of Florida’s workers’ compensation market. In this year’s report, the […]
The ball has barely finished dropping in Times Square as the world of Florida insurance begins to pick up steam in 2013. The legislature’s annual 60-day session begins March 5, 2013. However, the legislature will hold committee meetings leading up to the session (and in fact had some meetings before the holidays). A few bills have […]
By some standards, there were fewer blockbuster issues in the Florida insurance market in 2012 than in some prior years. After all, this was not a year in which the legislature needed to tackle workers’ compensation or medical malpractice reform, and efforts at bad faith reform stalled fairly early in the legislative session. Florida thankfully […]
Chief Financial Office Jeff Atwater has suggested that the Governor and Cabinet, serving as the Financial Services Commission, oversee the selection of an Inspector General to review Citizens Property Insurance Corporation. Atwater also wants the Inspector General to report to the Financial Services Commission for at least 12 months. Governor Rick Scott recently called for […]
As the 2013 legislative session approaches, the respective insurance committees of the Florida Senate and House of Representatives are beginning to address issues related to Citizens Property Insurance Corporation. Citizens continues to take on 8000 new policies a week, and notwithstanding substantial depopulation activity late this year its policy count will drift back up as […]
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has issued a revised Order numbered 130176-12 relating to exempting certain property and casualty insurance forms from the statutory review and approval process. The new Order replaces Order 126368-12 issued June 25, 2012. Under the new order, insurance company officials may continue to submit certifications with their form filings […]
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation president Barry Gilway recently commented that Citizens has the worst coverage in the marketplace, but it is not deterring about 8000 Floridians a week from obtaining coverage with the residual market. Gilway and Citizens are working toward a better method of allowing interested companies to write policies before they enter Citizens in […]
At the recommendation of the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association (FIGA), the Office of Insurance Regulation has issued an order levying an assessment of 0.9% of net direct written premiums for FIGA’s “All Other” account. This account encompasses most lines of property and casualty insurance other than auto and workers’ compensation. For example, it includes fire, […]
The State of Florida has not moved forward with efforts to create a health insurance exchange under the Affordable Care Act. However, with President Obama winning another term and the Affordable Care Act being here to stay, Florida is now considering a range of health care issues. Governor Rick Scott recently requested the opportunity to meet with federal […]
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (Office) has unveiled a new resource for allowing interested persons to provide input on life and health insurance form and rate filings. “Hearing the opinions of Florida’s consumers about proposed changes to their insurance is considered a top priority of the Office. This feature presents a suitable forum for those opinions […]
