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By some standards, there were fewer blockbuster issues in the Florida insurance market in 2012 than in some prior years. After all, this was not a year in which the legislature needed to tackle workers’ compensation or medical malpractice reform, and efforts at bad faith reform stalled fairly early in the legislative session. Florida thankfully […]
Chief Financial Office Jeff Atwater has suggested that the Governor and Cabinet, serving as the Financial Services Commission, oversee the selection of an Inspector General to review Citizens Property Insurance Corporation. Atwater also wants the Inspector General to report to the Financial Services Commission for at least 12 months. Governor Rick Scott recently called for […]
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation is hosting a depopulation summit today in Tampa. The session will begin with a discussion of the recent survey Citizens conducted to determine insurers’ thoughts on removing policies. Topics to be discussed in this area include the ability of insurers to charge adequate rates, the availability and cost of reinsurance for […]
Governor Rick Scott has vetoed HB 5505, which would have created a program by which insurers could prepay premium taxes in exchange for future credits, with the proceeds being used to create liquidity for the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (FHCF). The Governor stated in his veto message that he would not approve the bill because […]
A proposal to reduce the size of the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (FHCF) remains under consideration in the Florida Senate in the form of SB 1372. A similar proposal exists in the House of Representatives but has not advanced thus far in the 2012 legislative session. This proposal, which has been termed the FHCF “right-sizing” […]
I recently recorded a podcast in the latest episode of A.M. Best’s Insurance Law Podcast, a series that examines timely and important legal issues affecting the insurance industry from an attorney’s point of view. In this episode, I discussed the pending proposal by the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund to shrink its size and increase its costs over a […]
Radey Thomas Yon & Clark, P.A. today announced that Florida Trend magazine ranked it among the Top 100 Best Companies to Work for in Florida. Florida Trend annually ranks the “Best Companies to Work for in Florida,” and its August issue lists the 2011 winners. The firm is one of only four Tallahassee companies to […]
Radey Thomas Yon & Clark, P.A. today announced that Florida Trend magazine ranked it among the Top 100 Best Companies to Work for in Florida. Florida Trend annually ranks the “Best Companies to Work for in Florida,” and its August issue lists the 2011 winners. The firm is one of only four Tallahassee companies to […]
