Florida Office of Insurance Regulation News

Florida Homeowners Insurers Seek ‘Flex-Rating’ Up to 15%

Florida lawmakers are considering giving homeowners insurers more flexibility to raise rates. The Florida Senate and Banking Insurance Committee recently approved a bill that would give homeowners insurers some latitude, allowing them to raise their rates without first getting approval …

Two Florida Insurers Face Insolvency Actions: Seminole, AequiCap

Two Florida insurers are facing regulatory action as the state’s Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) ordered commercial insurer AequiCap Insurance Co. into liquidation and suspended the license of insurer Seminole Casualty Insurance Co. The Fort Lauderdale-based AequiCap was taken over …

Florida Approves Lower Collateral for Reinsurer Tokio Millennium

Florida has approved lower collateral payments for another Bermuda reinsurer, the eighth foreign reinsurer to be granted this approval by the state. Tokio Millennium Re Ltd., a subsidiary of Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., said it has …