Florida insurance chief David Altmaier off to good start: Guest editorial
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Eye of the storms: Florida insurance commissioner wields far-reaching power
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Florida Law Forces Life Insurers To Find Beneficiaries
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Key Florida Players to Highlight Importance of Catastrophe Reinsurance
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Water Damage Claims Drive Rate Increases
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation recently received approval of its 2016 rates, which will go into effect February 1, 2016. The rates as approved by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation are similar in the aggregate to those filed by Citizens, although the OIR made some adjustments in approving the final rates. The statewide average rate […]
OIR Seeks to Amend Holding Company Regulations
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation held a workshop at its office in Tallahassee to discuss potential amendments to key administrative rules governing insurance holding company systems and transactions between insurers and their affiliates. The workshop is the first step in the administrative rule making process, which ultimately leads to formal revisions to regulations governing […]
DFS Cautions Against Unauthorized Charges
The Florida Department of Financial Services has issued guidance to agents regarding unlawful or unauthorized charges. The department advises that it has received an increasing number of inquiries from Florida agents asking if they can charge fees for services ancillary to placing insurance, such as issuing certificates of coverage. The department responds that charging these types […]
OIR Memorandum Addresses Price Optimization
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has issued Informational Memorandum OIR-15-04M relating to “Use of Price Optimization in Premium Determination.” The memorandum concludes that insurers using so-called price optimization should submit filings to eliminate the use of those criteria, and going forward insurers should not use price optimization in their rate filings. The OIR notes […]
2014 Saw Significant Property and Casualty Issues
As 2014 comes to a close, several of the issues that commanded considerable attention during the year reached their resolution and set the framework for 2015 ahead. When we all return from the holidays, the legislative committee weeks will be upon us and the 2015 legislative session will begin before we know it. However, before […]
McCarty: Auto insurance rates dropping, too
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