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Florida’s Third District Court of Appeals Strikes Down 5 Day Limit
Last week the Third District Court of Appeal struck down the Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) five day notice requirement of F.A.C. 69J-166.031(4)(a)(1) as unconstitutionally exceeding their rule making authority. This rule is based on Section 627.7015, Florida Statutes which requires the mediation notice be given by the insurer to the insured in first party [...]
Stephen McDaniel to present at the 2013 Warranty Chain Management Conference
Stephen McDaniel is scheduled to present the 2012-2103 Extended Warranty National Regulatory Update and Case Law Review at the 2013 Warranty Chain Management Conference on Wednesday, March 13 in San Diego. Mr. McDaniel will also be participating in a panel discussion with other distinguished panel members on Thursday, March 14 concerning The Future Challenges and [...]
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Federal health officials intrigued with Florida’s alternative Medicaid Plan
Medicaid expansion for one million low-income adults in Florida may technically be dead, after committees in both the House and Senate voted to kill it. And yet, chances for an alternative plan that would accomplish the same goals are looking up. On Wednesday, federal health officials signaled interest in seeing Florida’s alternative plan, which is [...]
Citizens Rates Differ in High-Risk Areas
While Florida lawmakers negotiate and debate reforms for Citizens Property Insurance Corp., a rallying cry centers around eliminating the discounted rates paid by many homeowners in high-risk areas, such as hurricane-prone South Florida. For rate-sensitive policyholders, however, the money question for consumers is simple: What’s it going to cost me? The simple answer is: That depends. [...]
Florida Senate Panel Approves Bill to Slow Growth of Citizens
The Florida Senate Banking and Insurance Committee passed property insurance reform legislation designed partly to reduce the market share of the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. by a near-unanimous vote. The bill, SB 1700, contains several provisions that are designed to tackle the growth in Citizens, the states leading property insurer even though it is [...]