Regulator Deems Florida-Based American Capital Assurance Corp. Insolvent April 6, 2021 By Amy O'Connor After negative moves by ratings agencies last month to address its financial issues, Florida’s insurance regulator says American Capital Assurance...
What Stakeholders Are Saying About the Florida Insurance Market March 11, 2021 Florida stakeholders are pushing hard for the Florida Legislature to enact property insurance reforms this year to help the state...
Q&A With David Altmaier, President, National Association of Insurance Commissioners February 12, 2021 By Amy O'Connor Florida’s insurance regulator has a busy year ahead, and it won’t just include overseeing his own state’s insurance market, one...
Southeast Insurance Chiefs Farmer, Altmaier Elected to Top NAIC Posts December 11, 2019 South Carolina Department of Insurance Director Ray Farmer and Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier have been elected to the positions...
Statewide Overall Decrease of 7.5% Approved for Florida Workers’ Comp Rates November 21, 2019 Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier has issued a final order granting approval to the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI)...
Florida’s New Consumer Advocate Tackles Open Hurricane Michael Claims November 19, 2019 By Amy O'Connor Florida’s new Insurance Consumer Advocate Tasha Carter has been busy since taking office August 1. With more than 12,000 Hurricane...
Florida Officials Say Insurers Not Doing Enough to Settle Hurricane Michael Claims October 17, 2019 By Amy O'Connor It’s been just over a year since Hurricane Michael made landfall in the Florida Panhandle, devastating the region as a...
Florida Regulator Calls Open Hurricane Michael Claims ‘Discouraging’; Plans Data Call August 1, 2019 By Amy O'Connor With more than 20,000 claims related to Hurricane Michael still open nine months after the storm hit the Florida Panhandle,...
Florida Insurance Commissioner Altmaier Elected VP of the NAIC February 6, 2019 Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier has been elected by members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to serve...
Florida Regulator Calls on Insurers to Handle Hurricane Michael Claims December 31, 2018 By Amy O'Connor Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier is urging Florida insurers to close the more than 42,000 Hurricane Michael claims that remain...