Christine Jordan SextonAugust 24, 2022
6min0
'In these inflationary times any reduced costs are very welcome to small business owners,' NFIB Florida Executive Director Bill Herrle said.
Tag: Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier
Christine Jordan SextonAugust 24, 2022
Associated PressJuly 24, 2022
3min0
The ratings firm Demotech plans to downgrade the 27 insurers from an “A” rating to ratings of either “S” for substantial or “M” for moderate.
Christine Jordan SextonJanuary 18, 2022
6min0
Burgess' bill would allow domestic insurers to start selling what is known as surplus lines insurance.
Christine Jordan SextonOctober 4, 2021
3min1021
A national group is proposing a nearly 5% reduction.
Michael MolineJanuary 16, 2019
7min440
'Assignment of benefits' abuses have long plagued state.
Michael MolineNovember 9, 20185min337
State regulators gave the final OK on Friday for a 13.8 percent decrease in Florida’s average workers’ compensation insurance premiums. The change takes effect Jan. 1. “Workers’ compensation insurance is a critical operating cost for business owners, and the 13.8 percent rate decrease approval will allow employers to better support Florida’s families, visitors and labor […]
Michael MolineOctober 15, 2018
3min511
An “extremely preliminary” report from the Office of Insurance Regulation shows that roughly 38,000 Hurricane Michael-related claims have come into Florida carriers thus far, and that paid losses have reached $5.7 million. “These numbers are extremely preliminary and will continue to rise in the days and weeks to come,” office spokesman Jon Moore said via email. […]
Staff ReportsAugust 13, 2018
4min249
Hurricane Irma should have been warning enough, but insurance regulators in Tallahassee are underscoring the imperative for homeowners to make sure they’re carrying enough insurance, including flood coverage. Most flood policies typically take effect 30 days after purchase, officials said in a written statement issued last week. With the 2018 hurricane season nearing its peak, there’s […]
Michael MolineApril 13, 2018
4min474
A key state workers’ compensation oversight board operated at full strength for the first time since 2014 on Tuesday, as its new employee representative took his seat. Jason Robbins, a workers’ comp attorney from Melbourne, won the appointment from Gov. Rick Scott in June, but hearings in Tallahassee on reimbursement rates for medical providers under […]
Michael MolineApril 10, 20185min522
A state board on Tuesday approved updated reimbursement rates for medical providers, hospitals, and ambulatory care centers that would add $144 million to Florida’s workers’ compensation costs. The Three-Member Panel, which oversees medical reimbursement under the workers’ comp system, unanimously approved the new rates during a public hearing in Tallahassee. The rates need approval by […]