Florida CFO Jeff Atwater, State Rep. Bryan Nelson Join Other Lawmakers, Florida OIR, NICB and Central Florida Law Enforcement at Personal Injury Protection (PIP) Summit

June 29th, 2011|Daily News|

Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater, House Insurance and Banking Subcommittee Chairman Bryan Nelson, State Representative Geraldine Thompson and Senator Gary Siplin joined the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”), the National Insurance Crime Bureau and Central Florida law enforcement officials in hosting a summit on auto insurance fraud at the Rotary Club of West Orlando this morning, June 29, 2011.  […]

Mitigation and Building Code-Related Bills Filed In Congress

June 23rd, 2011|Daily News|

Intended to encourage residential property mitigation and stronger building codes, respectively, two bills were filed in the U.S. House of Representatives during June 2011.  Below is a summary of each:  H.R. 2099 - The Natural Disaster Mitigation Act of 2011       On June 2, 2011, United States Representatives Tom Rooney (R-Fla.), Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), Allan West [...]

Florida Joins Nonadmitted Insurance Multi-State Agreement (NIMA)

June 16th, 2011|Daily News|

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation ("OIR") announced that the State has joined the Nonadmitted Insurance Multi-State Agreement ("NIMA"). NIMA will allow participating states to consolidate the collection, allocation and reporting of premium taxes for multi-state surplus lines insurance transactions pursuant to the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act, part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform [...]