Florida Insurance Digest http://floridainsurancedigest.com Fri, 18 May 2012 20:22:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 en 5.18.12 OIR conference - strategies for bus. develop http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51812-oir-conference-strategies-for-bus-develop/ http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51812-oir-conference-strategies-for-bus-develop/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 20:22:10 +0000 admin http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51812-oir-conference-strategies-for-bus-develop/ The Office of Insurance Regulation released the final agenda for the 2012 Industry Conference, “Successful Strategies for Business Development,” scheduled for June 14, 2012 from 8a-4p.  The agenda is available here.

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]]> http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51812-oir-conference-strategies-for-bus-develop/feed/ 5.17.12 Gov. Scott PIP ad http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51712-gov-scott-pip-ad/ http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51712-gov-scott-pip-ad/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 19:13:42 +0000 admin http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51712-gov-scott-pip-ad/ Governor Scott and Jacksonville Sheriff Rutherford Featured in Ad Touting PIP Reform; see the ad here.

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]]> http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51712-gov-scott-pip-ad/feed/ 5.17.12 FL GOP ad touts PIP reform http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51712-fl-gop-ad-touts-pip-reform/ http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51712-fl-gop-ad-touts-pip-reform/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 19:10:51 +0000 admin http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51712-fl-gop-ad-touts-pip-reform/ Tampa Bay Times

May 17, 2012 — Florida GOP Ad Touts Governor Scott on Car Insurance Reform

]]> http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51712-fl-gop-ad-touts-pip-reform/feed/ 5.17.12 edit: build florida’s backup http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51712-edit-build-floridas-backup/ http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51712-edit-build-floridas-backup/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 19:09:45 +0000 admin http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51712-edit-build-floridas-backup/ Lakeland Ledger

May 17, 2012 — Editorial: Hurricane Catastrophe Fund - Build Florida’s Backup

]]> http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51712-edit-build-floridas-backup/feed/ 5.17.12 new citizens customers could face 54% increase http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51712-new-citizens-customers-could-face-54-increase/ http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51712-new-citizens-customers-could-face-54-increase/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 19:08:29 +0000 admin http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51712-new-citizens-customers-could-face-54-increase/ South Florida Sun-Sentinel

May 17, 2012 — New Citizens Insurance Customers Could Face 54 Percent Rate Increase

]]> http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51712-new-citizens-customers-could-face-54-increase/feed/ 5.17.12 committee to review citizens http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51712-committee-to-review-citizens/ http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51712-committee-to-review-citizens/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 19:07:15 +0000 admin http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51712-committee-to-review-citizens/ Ft. Myers News-Press

May 17, 2012 — Committee to Review Florida-Backed Homeowners Insurance Pool Rate Increases

]]> http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51712-committee-to-review-citizens/feed/ 5.16.12 twenty-two states join MetLife Settlement agrmt http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51612-twenty-two-states-join-metlife-settlement-agrmt/ http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51612-twenty-two-states-join-metlife-settlement-agrmt/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 13:41:22 +0000 admin http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51612-twenty-two-states-join-metlife-settlement-agrmt/ Twenty-two Insurance Departments have joined a settlement agreement with MetLife to reach the required threshold; the agreement follows a multi-state investigation through NAIC. The $40m settlement was announced in April, after an examination of MetLife’s use of the Social Security Death Master List to investigate the payment of life insurance benefits and reporting of unclaimed property. See the press release from NAIC here.

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]]> http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51612-twenty-two-states-join-metlife-settlement-agrmt/feed/ 5.14.12 scott stays on PIP course as qs grow about glitch http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51412-scott-stays-on-pip-course-as-qs-grow-about-glitch/ http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51412-scott-stays-on-pip-course-as-qs-grow-about-glitch/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 14:25:28 +0000 admin http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51412-scott-stays-on-pip-course-as-qs-grow-about-glitch/ Palm Beach Post

May 14, 2012 — Governor Scott Stays on PIP Course - Even As Questions Grow About Glitch

]]> http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51412-scott-stays-on-pip-course-as-qs-grow-about-glitch/feed/ 5.14.12 palm beach county arrests 20 during insurance fraud crackdown http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51412-palm-beach-county-arrests-20-during-insurance-fraud-crackdown/ http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51412-palm-beach-county-arrests-20-during-insurance-fraud-crackdown/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 14:23:35 +0000 admin http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51412-palm-beach-county-arrests-20-during-insurance-fraud-crackdown/ South Florida Sun-Sentinel

May 14, 2010 — Palm Beach County Arrests 20 During Insurance Fraud Crackdown

]]> http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51412-palm-beach-county-arrests-20-during-insurance-fraud-crackdown/feed/ FAW 5.11.12 http://floridainsurancedigest.com/faw-51112/ http://floridainsurancedigest.com/faw-51112/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 20:45:26 +0000 admin http://floridainsurancedigest.com/faw-51112/ Insurance-Related Notices from the May 11, 2012 Florida Administrative Weekly may be found here.

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]]> http://floridainsurancedigest.com/faw-51112/feed/ 5.10.12 OIR memo on workers comp http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51012-oir-memo-on-workers-comp/ http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51012-oir-memo-on-workers-comp/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 21:10:48 +0000 admin http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51012-oir-memo-on-workers-comp/ The Office of Insurance Regulation published a memorandum to workers’ compensation insurers regarding the changes due to House Bill 941; see the memo here.

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]]> http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51012-oir-memo-on-workers-comp/feed/ 5.10.12 editorial: ensure PIP law cuts premiums http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51012-editorial-ensure-pip-law-cuts-premiums/ http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51012-editorial-ensure-pip-law-cuts-premiums/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 15:29:48 +0000 admin http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51012-editorial-ensure-pip-law-cuts-premiums/ Bradenton Herald

May 10, 2012 — Editorial: Ensure Florida’s New PIP Law Cuts Car Policy Premiums

]]> http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51012-editorial-ensure-pip-law-cuts-premiums/feed/ 5.10.12 Allstate slaps PIP fraudsters with suit http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51012-allstate-slaps-pip-fraudsters-with-suit/ http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51012-allstate-slaps-pip-fraudsters-with-suit/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 14:11:14 +0000 admin http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51012-allstate-slaps-pip-fraudsters-with-suit/ Property Casualty 360

May 10, 2012 — Allstate Slaps PIP Fraudsters with $6M Lawsuit

]]> http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51012-allstate-slaps-pip-fraudsters-with-suit/feed/ 5.10.12 reforming reform: fixing no-fault http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51012-reforming-reform-fixing-no-fault/ http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51012-reforming-reform-fixing-no-fault/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 14:10:01 +0000 admin http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51012-reforming-reform-fixing-no-fault/ Fox Business

May 10, 2012 — Reforming Reform: Fixing No-Fault Insurance

]]> http://floridainsurancedigest.com/51012-reforming-reform-fixing-no-fault/feed/ 5.9.12 AHCA memo on PIP glitch http://floridainsurancedigest.com/5912-ahca-memo-on-pip-glitch/ http://floridainsurancedigest.com/5912-ahca-memo-on-pip-glitch/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 14:48:50 +0000 admin http://floridainsurancedigest.com/5912-ahca-memo-on-pip-glitch/ AHCA publishes a memorandum regarding the passage of HB 119 and the associated “glitch” for provider licensing; see the memo here.

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