CFO Jimmy Patronis Applauds Citizens Property Insurance for Providing Relief to Policyholders in Wake of COVID-19

For Immediate Release: Thursday, April 2, 2020 Contact: Office of Communications, Communications@MyFloridaCFO.com, 850.413.2842 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis issued the following statement applauding Citizens Property Insurance Corporation for providing needed relief to more than 445,000 policyholders statewide during the COVID-19 pandemic. Citizens’ relief efforts are similar to hurricane response, and include…

ACLI, NAIFA & Others Send Letter To OIR & DFS On Producer Licensing

April 1, 2020 To: All Chief State Regulatory Officials From: Susan Neely (ACLI), Marc Cadin (AALU/GAMA), Kevin Mayeux (NAIFA) and Daniel LaBert (NAILBA) Re: Temporary Pandemic-Related Producer License Accommodations We truly understand that you, as the chief executive officers of your departments, are operating under extraordinary states of emergency. We share the same priority –…

FIC: DWC Issues Bulletin On Physician Dispensed Medicine Under Workers’ Comp

By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel This week the Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) issued an Informational Bulletin specifying workers’ comp carriers should not deny authorization and reimbursement for medication dispensed by a treating physician if that physician is a licensed dispensing practitioner instead of a pharmacist. This appears to be a change in position…

FIC: Stay At Home Order Issued Statewide In Florida – Insurance Can Stay Open

By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Today, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued a statewide Executive Order requiring Floridians to stay at home from April 3 – 30, but allowing essential services to remain open. Notably, the Governor adopted the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s essential critical infrastructure list to define “essential services.” Insurance is on…

Governor Ron DeSantis #2020-91 Executive Order re: Emergency Management – COVID-19 – Essential Services and Activities During COVID-19 Emergency

STATE OF FLORIDA OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER 20-91 (Essential Services and Activities During COVID-19 Emergency) WHEREAS, on March 1, 2020, I issued Executive Order 20-51 directing the Florida Department of Health to issue a Public Health Emergency; and Read more