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By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The OIR recently published draft rules and forms for the health insurance health shared savings program. The rules and forms are attached. A rule workshop on them is set for October 7th at 10:10 am in Tallahassee where the OIR will accept public comment on them. The shared savings…
By: Greenberg Traurig On September 23, 2019, the inaugural meeting of the Florida Blockchain Task Force took place. CFO Patronis addressed the task force members noting the importance of their charge. The task force members elected former Rep. Ronald Brisé as Chair, and also selected Ken Lawson, Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Executive Director, to…
By: Greenberg Traurig The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee met on September 18, 2019 to hear an update by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles on the implementation of Chapter 2019-44, Laws of Florida (CS/HB 107), relating to wireless communications while driving. The meeting packet and presentation can be found here. The Florida…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Tasha Carter, Florida’s newly appointed Insurance Consumer Advocate (ICA), discussed her role with members of the House Insurance and Banking Subcommittee during its September 18, 2019 meeting. Her presentation can be viewed here. Ms. Carter became the ICA on August 1st, after serving many years as head of the…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On September 17, 2019, Insurance Commissioner Altmaier presented an update on the residential property insurance market and hurricane update to the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee. His presentation can be found here. He presented evidence showing the Florida admitted residential property insurance market is composed of 6.2 million policies…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The House Health Quality Subcommittee received an update on telehealth implementation from Claudia Kemp, Executive Director of the Florida Board of Medicine, during its meeting on September 18, 2019. The presentation materials can be located here. Parameters and requirements for telehealth were enacted during the 2019 legislative session in…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel During its meeting on September 17, 2019, the House Health & Human Services Committee received an update on the health insurance market from Craig Wright, Deputy Insurance Commissioner, Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR). Mr. Wright’s presentation can be found here. After presenting a very broad overview of the responsibilities…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel During its meeting on September 18, 2019, the House Insurance and Banking Subcommittee, Anne Bert, Chief Operating Officer of the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (FHCF), gave the subcommittee an overview of the FHCF which included its financial status and an update on the implementation of increased reimbursement of loss…