Florida Looks to Fix Loophole in PIP Reform Law May 9, 2012 By Michael Adams Florida regulators are scrambling to fix a loophole in the state’s new auto no-fault insurance law that could affect medical...
Florida Revises Workers’ Comp Certificates, Excess Profits, Premium Audit Laws May 7, 2012 By Michael Adams Florida’s governor has signed workers’ compensation legislation streamlining the workers’ compensation certificate process, eliminating mandatory premium audits, and discontinuing refunds...
Florida Governor Vetoes Cat Fund Tax-Credit Plan May 7, 2012 By Michael Adams Florida Gov. Rick Scott has chastised state lawmakers for failing to fully consider a controversial plan to use state premium...
Florida Governor Signs Long-Awaited Auto Insurance Anti-Fraud Bill May 4, 2012 By Michael Adams Florida’s decade long attempt to reform the state’s automobile no-fault insurance law has finally paid off. Gov. Rick Scott, flanked...
Florida’s Citizens Issues Largest Catastrophe Reinsurance Bond on Record May 3, 2012 By Michael Adams Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has entered the catastrophic bond market in a big way by issuing $750 million in...
Florida Agency to Fight FEMA Ban on Flood Insurance Commission Rebating April 27, 2012 By Michael Adams One Florida insurance agency is protesting a decision by the federal flood insurance program that would stop insurers and agents...
Tennessee to Arrest Illegal Drivers Involved in Serious Auto Accidents April 26, 2012 By Michael Adams Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has signed into law a bill that for the first time would require law enforcement officials...
Florida Governor Vetoes Cat Fund Tax-Credit Plan April 24, 2012 By Michael Adams Florida Governor Rick Scott has chastised state lawmakers for failing to fully consider a controversial plan to use state premium...
North Carolina Employers Face Jail Time Over Uncovered Workers’ Claims April 23, 2012 By Michael Adams North Carolina officials are requiring insurers to expedite the payment of workers’ compensation patients medical and wage-loss benefits or risk...
New Law May Limit Participation in Flood Program in Florida April 17, 2012 By Michael Adams A bill recently passed by Florida lawmakers could hinder the ability of some communities to participate in the federally funded...