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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…
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…
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 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…