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The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund is scheduled to hold a hearing today on proposed rules that would incorporate changes to its data reporting and retention requirements. The various forms insurers must use to report losses to the FHCF and the information they must maintain for audits are set forth in, or incorporated into, administrative rules. […]
The Florida Senate is again taking steps toward a state constitutional amendment in opposition to the federal Affordable Care Act. The legislature pursued an amendment last year (Amendment 9), but state courts precluded it from appearing on the ballot by finding the ballot summary to be misleading. The Senate Judiciary Committee has passed a resolution by a […]
The Office of Insurance Regulation has issued a letter to insurers providing guidance on annual statement reporting for reinsurance contracts with reinsurers subject to reduced collateral requirements. The OIR has adopted an administrative rule allowing insurers to take credit for reinsurance with certain highly-rated reinsurers even when those reinsurers do not meet the full collateralization […]
Governor Rick Scott issued his first executive order promptly upon taking office, issuing Executive Order 11-01 relating to rulemaking by Florida’s administrative agencies. The executive order specifies that all agencies under the direction of the Governor should immediately suspend rulemaking and should not move forward with any notices of rule develoment, amendments to existing rules, […]
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has released its 2010 annual report on the workers’ compensation insurance industry in Florida. The report reviews the availability and affordability of workers’ compensation insurance coverage in Florida to assess the current state of the market. The report finds that the Florida market is competitive, as evidenced by a large number of insurers writing […]
The new year marks a new beginning for Florida’s Financial Services Commission. Under Florida’s regulatory structure, the Governor and Cabinet make up the four-member Financial Services Commission. This collegial body has rulemaking authority for the Office of Insurance Regulation and Office of Financial Regulation. In addition, the Financial Services Commission is responsible for employing the […]
The Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance has issued Interim Report 2011-104, Issues Relating to Sinkhole Insurance, discussing concerns with sinkhole coverage in Florida’s property insurance market. The report summarizes the increased frequency and severity of property insurance claims for sinkhole losses over the years. The report cites the high costs of investigating claims and […]
The regulatory reform transition team assembled by Governor-elect Rick Scott has released a document summarizing some of the key elements that will guide the Governor’s administration in the coming months and years. The summary asserts that Florida’s regulatory system in general has lost touch with its strategic purpose and has a culture of imposing barriers rather […]
Florida’s First District Court of Appeal has ruled that a statutory ban on solicitations by public adjusters for 48 hours following losses violates the Florida Constitution. The Florida legislature enacted a 48-hour solicitation ban in 2008 as part of a series of reforms. The Florida Department of Financial Services interpreted the statute not to prohibit […]
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has entered into a Consent Order with Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd. approving it as an eligible reinsurer and allowing it to transaction property catastrophe reinsurance in Florida with reduced collateral requirements. OIR approved the modified collateral requirements for RenRe in part because the reinsurer has almost $1.5 billion in statutory […]
