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In December 2019, Joe Petrelli of Demotech, Inc. sent a letter of Barry Gilway of Citizens Property Insurance Corporation describing several concerns with Florida’s residential property insurance market. Petrelli mentioned that several insurers could see downgrades to their Financial Stability Ratings. He acknowledged that last year’s assignment of benefits (AOB) reforms might be beneficial later. […]
Florida’s First District Court of Appeal reversed a Leon County circuit judge’s order in its entirety and sided with the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) and the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) in upholding a 14.5% workers’ compensation rate increase. NCCI submitted rate filings to OIR responding to Florida Supreme Court decisions invalidating […]
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has filed a Notice of Appeal relating to a circuit court ruling issued last week that would block the implementation of a statewide average 14.5 percent increase in workers’ compensation insurance rates. In a press release announcing its decision to appeal, the Office of Insurance Regulation noted that Florida’s […]
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) announced this week that filings of the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) are now available through the OIR’s I-File system. This includes prior filings dating back to the 2001 implementation of the electronic filing system. NCCI wrote to the OIR acknowledging that both the OIR and NCCI […]
Last week the Office of Insurance Regulation rejected a proposed 1.9% workers compensation rate decrease filed by the National Council on Compensation Insurance and indicated that the OIR instead would approve a revised filing providing for a 5.1% rate decrease. The OIR gave NCCI until November 9 to submit the revisions. NCCI responded before the […]
The Office of Insurance Regulation has scheduled a public hearing for the following pending rate filings submitted by Citizens Property Insurance Corporation. Citizens submits rate filings for all of its programs each year. In connection with the OIR’s review, the OIR holds a public hearing at which Citizens presents information regarding the filings and the […]
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation will hold a public hearing September 20 to discuss and receive input on Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s proposed rate changs for its Coastal Account and Personal Lines Account (PLA). These accounts include policies for personal residential insurance policies such as homeowners and mobile home owners’ policies. The proposed statewide average rate increase for homeowners’ policies, […]
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has issued an Order on Rate Filing to the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) arising from its recent 8.3% rate request. The OIR did not find the full 8.3% to be justified, but does believe a 7.8% change is appropriate. NCCI selected an indemnity trend factor within the […]
The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) has filed a proposed 8.3% workers’ compensation rate increase with the Office of Insurance Regulation with an effective date of January 1, 2011. The proposed change change consists of a 3.4% increase due to a change in experience, a 3.9% increase due to a change in trend, and a […]
