State deregulates health insurers amid fears of rate hikes
Office of Insurance Regulation, Florida Legislature, Governor Rick Scott, Affordable Care Act, Health Care, Insurance Regulation
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Property-Insurance Reform Needed
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, Office of Insurance Regulation, Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund, Florida Legislature, Insurance Regulation
Lawsuit claims life insurance firms defrauding Floridians
Kevin McCarty, Office of Insurance Regulation, Insurance Regulation News, Life Insurance, Insurance Regulation
Radey Lawyers Speak to FSU Insurance Law Class
Firm shareholders Donna Blanton and Travis Miller recently were guest lecturers at the Florida State University College of Law’s Insurance Law and Regulation class. The class is taught by Ricky Polston, Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court. Justice Polston asked Donna Blanton to speak to the class on the topic of “Insurance Law from […]
Consumer advocate fears for insurance of troubled homes
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NRRA Implemented
The Florida Surplus Lines Office and the Department of Financial Services (collectively “Florida”) moved forward on July 1, to implement the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2010 (NRRA) enacted by Congress and chapter 2011-46, Laws of Florida, enacted by the Florida Legislature. Florida selected July 1 as the date the surplus lines risks for […]
RTYC Insurance Practice Named to Chambers’ Top Tier
The insurance practice at Radey Thomas Yon & Clark, P.A. has again been named a Top Tier Practice by Chambers USA. Chambers again cited the work of David Yon, Harry Thomas, and Travis Miller as key components of the firm’s strong presence in insurance law. Chambers mentions that RTYC “has a reputation for being able […]
OIR Announces Personnel Changes
Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty has announced announced a series of staff changes at the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR). Al Willis has been appointed acting Deputy Commissioner for Property & Casualty. Mr. Willis previously was the Director of Life & Health Financial Oversight and has been with OIR since 1987. He earned a bachelor’s degree in […]
Putting the brakes on auto insurance fraud
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OIR Releases Annual Report
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has released its most recent annual report on the state of the Florida insurance market. The report describes the organizational structure of the Office of Insurance Regulation. In addition, the report discusses the economic impact of the insurance industry in Florida, stating that the industry accounts for $19.9 billion […]