FIC’s Letter on OIR Draft 2018 Claims Reporting Form
4-24-18 FIC’s OIR Draft 2018 Claims Reporting Form Comments.pdf
FIC: Property Insurance Bills Signed by Governor
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Last week, Governor Rick Scott signed two property insurance bills following the 2018 legislative session. On March 21, 2018, he signed HB 1011 requiring a new flood insurance disclosure on all property insurance new and renewal policies. The Citizens Insurance Clearinghouse public records exemption bill (HB 7097) was…
FIC: Citizens Clearinghouse Public Records Bill Passes Legislature
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The public records exemption in current law for proprietary business information provided by insurers in the private market to Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Citizens) for use in the Citizens Clearinghouse will continue to apply after the passage of HB 7097 during the 2018 legislative session. The bill passed…
FIC: Citizens Clearinghouse Public Records Bill One Vote From Final Passage
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The public records exemption in current law for proprietary business information provided by insurers in the private market to Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Citizens) for use in the Citizens Clearinghouse will be reenacted and saved from repeal under HB 7097 that passed the House on March 5, 2019 with…
FIC: Citizens Clearinghouse Public Records Bill Passes House – Goes To Senate
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The public records exemption in current law for proprietary business information provided by insurers in the private market to Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Citizens) for use in the Citizens Clearinghouse will be reenacted and saved from repeal under HB 7097 that passed the House on March 5, 2019 with…
FIC: Flood Insurance Disclosure Bill Goes to Governor
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Starting January 1, 2019, insurers must include a specific disclosure with property insurance policy documents stating that the policy does not cover flood damage under a bill (HB 1011) approved by the House and Senate during the 2018 Session. The bill now goes to Governor Rick Scott for signature…
FIC: Citizens Clearinghouse Public Records Bill One Step Closer to Passing
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The public records exemption in current law for proprietary business information provided by insurers in the private market to Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Citizens) for use in the Citizens Clearinghouse will be reenacted and saved from repeal under a bill that is ready for a floor vote in the…
FIC: Flood Insurance Disclosure Bill Close To Passage
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel A bill requiring insurers to include a specific disclosure with property insurance policy documents stating that the policy does not cover flood damage is poised to pass. HB 1011 passed the House on February 14, 2018 and was sent to the Senate for consideration. On March 1,…
FIC: Citizens Clearinghouse Public Records Bill Moves to House and Senate Floors
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Bills reenacting and saving from repeal the public records exemption in current law for proprietary business information provided by insurers in the private market to Citizens Property Insurance Corporation for use in the Citizens Clearinghouse are ready to be heard on the House and Senate floors. We anticipate the…