To all Health Maintenance Organizations (“HMOs”) required to file financial statements with the Life and Health Financial Oversight business unit within the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“Office”) This memorandum is intended to provide guidance to HMOs operating in Florida regarding financial solvency reporting requirements. Continuous Compliance: • HMOs are
On Dec. 17, almost three months before the annual legislative session began, new Senate President Andy Gardiner met with reporters in the conference room of his Capitol office. He talked with the press for 30 minutes, touching on a wide variety of issues, including a plan by business groups and
The Texas State Medical Board’s move in April to require that citizens visit their doctors in person first before using telemedicine stymies innovative in health care. Across the country, thousands of people are desperate for accessible and affordable healthcare. For far too many of them, their only option—even for non-emergency
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Governor Rick Scott released the following statement today upon the adjournment of the Florida Senate upon the call of the President, and after the Tuesday adjournment of the Florida House: “Now that the Florida Senate and House have adjourned, we must immediately turn our focus to how
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., March 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Receiving a hefty tax refund can be as joyful as Christmas in March or April. The goods you can buy are endless. Maybe even treat yourself to that new car you’ve had your eye on – after all, you work hard and deserve
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (Office) has eliminated early the last of a series of emergency assessments on property insurance policyholders in Florida used to pay off claims from the eight hurricanes of 2004-2005. The Office today issued an Order to the Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
TALLAHASSEE — Some state lawmakers are doing what they can to help Uber, with bills filed in both chambers for the smartphone app-based car service. State Sen. Jeff Brandes, a St. Petersburg Republican, this year filed a bill setting statewide standards on insurance coverage and background checks. That would clear
MIAMI, March 3, 2015 — In 2015 Phoenix American Warranty Company, Inc. (“Phoenix American”) reached an important milestone in the vehicle service contract industry by celebrating 30 years of service to dealers, agents and financial institutions throughout the country. In the 30 years since the Phoenix American has been in
The Director of Legal Analysis & Risk Evaluation at the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund has issued a memo about Participating Insurer Selection of Coverage Levels for the 2015 FHCF Contract Year. The FHCF has received several requests for additional information regarding insurers’ ability to change their coverage selections under the 2015-2016
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Attorney General Pam Bondi urges all Floridians who are customers of Anthem, Inc. to take extra measures in monitoring their credit. Anthem announced this week that their computer network was the target of external criminal cyber-attacks. Amerigroup Corporation which is affiliated with Anthem and manages publicly funded health programs