Southern Oak Insurance Company has requested a 30.2% average statewide rate increase with regard to homeowners policies and a 25.5% average statewide rate increase with regard to dwelling fire policies. The requested rate increases are not uniform ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES
OIR – Insurance Regulation

The Office of Insurance Regulation announces a hearing to which all persons are invited.

DATE AND TIME: December 15, 2006, 10:00 a.m.

PLACE: 401 Senate Office Building, Tallahassee, Florida (adjacent to The Capitol)

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Southern Oak Insurance Company has requested a 30.2% average statewide rate increase with regard to homeowners policies and a 25.5% average statewide rate increase with regard to dwelling fire policies. The requested rate increases are not uniform and some areas are subject to higher rate increases than other areas.

Florida law allows the Office of Insurance Regulation to hold a public hearing for any purpose within the scope of the Insurance Code deemed to be necessary. Input from interested parties will be received at this public hearing. If you are unable to attend this public hearing, please forward your comments to [e-mail]. The subject line of your e-mail should read “Southern Oak Filing.”

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Paul Norman, Esquire, [phone] or Sam Coskey, [phone].

If any person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at this meeting or hearing, he/she will need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence from which the appeal is to be issued.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 48 hours before the workshop/meeting by contacting Sam Coskey at [phone] or e-mail him at [e-mail]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

For more information, you may contact Paul Norman, Esquire, [phone] or Sam Coskey, [phone].