Florida Legislature Passes Major Changes to Auto, Property Insurance Markets
The actions follow weeks of back-and-forth debate on the proposals between the House and Senate chambers.
Stakeholders say neither of the potential new laws will do enough to accomplish lawmakers’ goals of reducing rates or weeding out fraud in their respective insurance industries. Both bills are now headed to Governor Ron DeSantis, who will have to sign them before they can become law.
The bill attempts to address some of the issues plaguing the state’s homeowners insurance market in which insurers lost more than $1.5 billion in last year. It passed Friday in the Senate by a vote of 35 to 5 and 75 to 41 in the House.
Florida’s Altmaier to Assume NAIC Presidency for 2021 December 29, 2020
Members of the association of regulators elected these leaders for the new year:
President: Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier
David Altmaier
Altmaier was appointed commissioner of the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) by the Financial Services Commission on April 29, 2016. Altmaier began his public service at OIR in 2008, serving in a number of roles including chief analyst of the Property and Casualty Financial Oversight unit and deputy commissioner of Property and Casualty Insurance.
Altmaier succeeds 2020 NAIC President and South Carolina Insurance Director Ray Farmer.
President-Elect: Idaho Insurance Director Dean L. Cameron
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NAIC Elects 2021 Officers News Direct Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) elected officers for 2021 during the closing activities of its Fall 2020 National Meeting, Wednesday December 9, 2020.
The following officers were elected for 2021:
President: Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier
David Altmaier was appointed Commissioner of the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) by the Financial Services Commission on April 29, 2016. Altmaier began his public service at OIR in 2008, serving in a number of roles including Chief Analyst of the Property and Casualty Financial Oversight unit and Deputy Commissioner of Property and Casualty Insurance. Altmaier currently serves on the following NAIC Executive Committees: Government Relations Executive Leadership Council (Vice Chair); Internal Administration Executive 1 Subcommittee (Vice