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TO: All Senators FROM: Bill Galvano SUBJECT: Fiscal Update DATE: April 2, 2020 As I stated during our organization session, almosttwo years ago, many of the major issues we wouldface together hadyet to reveal themselves. That is why for years we have made certain decisions about spending,taking into account the threat of unnamed and unknown…
Columbus, Ohio, April 2, 2020 – Florida focused carriers, including Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, dominate residential property insurance market share in Florida. Of these, at yearend 2019, Demotech reviewed and rated forty-six of them. As the first to review and rate independent, regional and specialty insurers in 1989, this is not surprising. In 1996, the…
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…
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 –…
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…
STATE OF FLORIDA OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER 20-92 (Amending Executive Order 20-91) WHEREAS, on April 1, 2020, I issued Executive Order 20-91 directing a statewide essential services and activities order; and Read more
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…
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
For Immediate Release: Monday, March 30, 2020 Contact: Office of Communications, Communications@MyFloridaCFO.com, 850.413.2842 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis directed the Division of Risk Management to provide workers’ compensation coverage to state employees who are fighting COVID-19. The directive provides coverage for state officials whose responsibilities…
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, March 31, 2020 Contact: Office of Communications, Communications@MyFloridaCFO.com, 850.413.2842 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Following a recent call with the Office of Financial Regulation (OFR), Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis released the following statement to encourage financial institutions and mortgage lenders to continue to provide relief for Florida homeowners and businesses dealing…