Senate to review ‘unique’ $52 million Citizens insurance deal
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PPACA Conformity Bill Signed Into Law
Governor Rick Scott has signed SB 1842 pertaining to health insurance into law. The law makes changes to the Florida Insurance Code necessary to allow the state’s regulations to conform to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Among its provisions, the new law will allow the Office of Insurance Regulation to review health […]
Changes to Florida’s annuity-sales law draw flak
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Fla. Property Insurers Not Reinvesting Money
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Scott signs bill to reform, shrink Citizens Property Insurance
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7 years without storms but Fla. rates keep rising
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Injunction remains against new PIP law in Florida
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Why PIP auto insurance reforms aren’t working
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Next move hinges on court’s PIP Insurance ruling
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Legislature Revises Forms Certifications and Rate Exemptions
The legislature altered Florida’s form and rate filing statutes in SB 468. Perhaps most significantly, the legislature specified that a forms certification process similar to the one currently in effect by OIR order will continue for commercial property and casualty insurance. However, personal lines and workers’ compensation are specifically carved out of the statutory change […]