Office of Insurance Regulation

• Florida PIP: A Loss Tucked Inside a Win

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 15, 2012

  Some say you know a negotiation was successful when neither side is completely happy with the final outcome.

• Florida PIP Reform Heads to Governor’s Desk

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 12, 2012

  The last day of the Florida Legislature on Friday saw the passage of a measure to help bring reform to the state’s auto-insurance system.

• Florida Gov. Scott Talks Insurance Fraud

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 27, 2012

  In his state of the state address, Florida Governor Rick Scott laid out the case for auto-insurance reforms that would crack down on fraud abuse in the state’s no-fault system.

• In State of the State, Florida Gov. Rick Scott Talks Insurance Fraud

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 11, 2012

  In his state of the state address, Florida Governor Rick Scott laid out the case for auto-insurance reforms that would crack down on fraud abuse in the state’s no-fault system.

• Florida to Feds: We’re Already Damaged by Agent Commissions in MLR

  By Elizabeth Festa, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 6, 2012

  The state of Florida continues to carry the banner of agents on the medical-loss ratio issue and has petitioned federal health regulators to review the decision not to exempt Florida from the rule.

• McCarty to HHS: Florida Already Damaged by Agent Commissions in MLR

  By Elizabeth Festa, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 3, 2012

  The state of Florida continues to carry the banner of agents on the medical loss ratio issue, asking federal health regulators to review its decision not to exempt Florida from the rule.

• The 2012 Session: Deja Vu All Over Again

  By William Stander  |  November 28, 2011

  What does the 2012 legislation session hold? Property issues, PIP, bad faith, and repackaged drugs all rank high on the agenda. Wait, what year is this?

• Time for No-Fault Reform

  By Neil Alldredge  |  November 1, 2011

  A 40-year-old concept gains traction in tough tort environment

• McCarty Approves Rate Hike for Florida’s Work Comp

  By Joan Collier and Elizabeth Festa, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 24, 2011

  Workers' compensation rates will increase an average of 8.9 percent overall on Jan. 1, 2012.

• Due Diligence Legislative Changes for 2011

  By Douglas A. Mang, Gary R. Sumner  |  September 29, 2011

  This year, one of the Florida Surplus Lines Association’s main objectives was to eliminate the due diligence requirement for those commercial lines coverages that have been deregulated as to a rate approval.