Will private insurers surge into flood insurance market?
Kevin McCarty, Office of Insurance Regulation, residential insurance, property insurance, flood insurance, National Flood Insurance Program
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Office of Insurance Regulation
CFO Atwater still seeks property rate hike explanation as insurance costs rise
Kevin McCarty, Office of Insurance Regulation, reinsurance, Jeff Atwater, property insurance
OIR Names Interim Chief of Staff
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation announced that Rebecca Matthews will serve as its Interim Chief of Staff. Ms. Matthews currently serves as the Deputy Chief of Staff. Matthews succeeds Audrey Brown who had served as Chief of Staff since 2007. Ms. Matthews joined OIR in 2008. Her responsibilities have included government affairs, including legislative and Cabinet affairs, market research and […]
PIP Reforms in Effect (Again)
The off-again, on-again Personal Injury Protection (PIP) reforms from 2012 are in effect again. The First District Court of Appeal ruled this week that the plaintiffs challenging the PIP reforms lack standing to question the new law’s constitutionality. Accordingly, the court reversed the effect of an earlier non-final order temporarily enjoining the Florida Office of […]
Florida Blue to cancel 300,000 policies over Obamacare
Move to ditch no-fault car insurance coming in Senate
Office of Insurance Regulation, Florida Legislature, auto insurance, PIP, no-fault insurance
Florida Welcomes Era of Workers’ Compensation Market Stability
Florida looking into alternatives to federal flood insurance
flood insurance, Office of Insurance Regulation, Florida Legislature, National Flood Insurance Program
Flood insurance rates set to skyrocket because of new federal law
Office of Insurance Regulation, CFO, residential insurance, Jeff Atwater, flood insurance, Governor Rick Scott
Regulators review workers’ comp rate hike request
Kevin McCarty, Office of Insurance Regulation, workers' compensation, NCCI, Insurance Regulation