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The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) will hold a public hearing at 10:00 a.m. on October 14 to receive input regarding the National Council on Compensation Insurance’s (NCCI’s) recent rate filing proposing an average decrease of 4.9%. According to NCCI, in 2020 the workers’ compensation insurance industry posted its fourth consecutive year of underwriting […]
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) recently indicated it anticipates initiating rulemaking by November 1 with respect to the new closed claim reporting requirement in SB 76 (Chapter Law 2021-77). Adopted in the 2021 legislative session, SB 76 added a new subsection (11) to Section 624.424 governing insurers’ submissions of annual statements. The new […]
You bid on a competitive procurement issued by an agency of the State of Florida, and the agency has issued a Notice of Intent to Award the contract to another vendor. All is not lost. Chapter 120, Florida Statutes, provides a process for unsuccessful vendors to protest the agency’s intended award. Notice of Intent To […]
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s president Barry Gilway recently projected the organization’s policy count could reach between 1 million and 1.3 million policies in 2022. Its policy count has been increasing steadily since late last year as adverse market conditions have eroded capital and reduced insurers’ willingness to write policies in several areas of the state. […]
In Florida, the Legislature has established a system of procedures to be utilized by state agencies in managing and procuring commodities and contractual services. § 287.001, Fla. Stat. (2021). Generally, the procurement of commodities or contractual services over $35,000.00 requires a state agency to use a statutorily created competitive solicitation process. § 287.057(1), Fla. Stat. […]
Observers of Florida’s personal auto market are well aware of the legislative debates in recent years over the future of Florida’s no-fault Personal Injury Protection (PIP) insurance laws. Proponents of PIP have pointed to it as a relatively fast, no-fault basis of ensure basic coverage amounts are in place for injuries arising from auto accidents. […]
The Federal Insurance Office (FIO) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking public input on climate-related financial risks and their impact on the insurance industry. The RFI requests written comments from interested parties on or before November 15, 2021. As background, the FIO points out that […]
The “Made in America” tax plan is drawing considerable opposition from observers familiar with Florida’s property insurance market. Its provisions labeled Stopping Harmful Inversions and Ending Low-tax Developments (SHIELD) are intended to close loopholes allowing corporations to avoid taxes through multi-national business structures. The proposal would establish a global minimum tax of 15 to 21%. […]
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation has continued to grow at a troubling rate in recent weeks. Its policy count topped 660,000 policies at the end of July. This represents an increase of about 23,000 policies compared to its June total, meaning Citizens continues to add policies at a rate of more than 5,000 per week. Citizens […]
SB 76 adopted in the 2021 legislation drew a lukewarm reaction, even among some of the lawmakers who supported property insurance reform. One key advocate referred to the bill as accomplishing about 40% of what would be needed to improve Florida’s property insurance market. And that was before part of the law was declared unconstitutional. […]
