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
Rick Scott and the Cabinet tentatively approved a process for reviewing state agencies Thursday — but beat back an attempt by the governor to move more swiftly and consider firing three top officials as early as next month. Instead, pushed by Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater, Scott and the Cabinet
Gov. Rick Scott and the Cabinet met in Tampa Thursday and began an awkward and overdue discussion of how to improve how they do the public’s business to prevent a repeat of the fiasco that has led to the forced resignation of a top police official, demands for investigations and
The purpose of this memorandum is to remind insurers in Florida of the Unfair Insurance Trade Practices Act and its prohibition against unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices pursuant to section 626.9541(z), Florida Statutes (2014). The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“Office”) is reminding insurers
TALLAHASSEE – Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater became the first Cabinet member to fully break with Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday after calling for the reopening of the search for a new commissioner of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Two other Cabinet members, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Agriculture Commissioner
Tim Meenan has penned an article which highlights recent legislation impacting the F&I office for industry trade publication Providers and Administrators Magazine. A copy of the article can be found here.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (Office) has released a comprehensive Report on the review of the Motor Vehicle Personal Injury Protection (PIP) Insurance data call as required by House Bill 119, which passed in 2012. The Report provides data to help evaluate market conditions relating to
After nearly a decade of legal battling, a federal judge this week found widespread problems in the way Florida’s Medicaid program has provided health care to children. Judge Adalberto Jordan, in a 153-page decision, said Florida’s history of low reimbursement payments to doctors led to a lack of access to