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By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The Senate Banking and Insurance held a panel discussion on property insurance and the state of claims from Hurricane Michael during its committee meeting on October 15, 2019. The panelists included: Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier Locke Burt, Security First Insurance Melissa DeVriese, Security First Insurance Chip Merlin, trial attorney…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On October 14, 2019, Thomas Campbell, Executive Director of the Florida Building Commission (Commission), gave the Senate Committee on Community Affairs an update on changes to the Florida Building Code (Code) and the performance of Florida’s housing stock during Hurricane Michael. His presentation can be viewed here. Regarding the…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On October 10, 2019, the OIR held a rule hearing on the proposed repeal of the administrative rule requiring commercial general liability contracts to provide defense costs outside of the limit of liability. The OIR is proposing to repeal the rule as it is unnecessary or obsolete. FIC lobbyist,…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 12, 2019 Contact Info:Karen Kees(850) 413-2515Press@floir.com Commissioner Altmaier Joins CFO Patronis at Insurance Village TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Office of Insurance (OIR) Commissioner David Altmaier participated in Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Patronis’ Insurance Village in Panama City and released the following statement:“Today, I participated in another insurance village and heard from…
2019 69O-240.001, .002 (with forms).pdf