Notice of Development of Rulemaking

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES
OIR – Insurance Regulation
RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
69O-138.001: NAIC Financial Condition Examiners Handbook Adopted
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: This rule is being amended to adopt the 2012 NAIC Financial Condition Examiners Handbook. The current rule adopted the 2011 version.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Section 624.316, Florida Statutes, requires the Office to examine insurer’s financial condition using generally accepted accounting procedures. This statute also allows the Office to adopt the NAIC Financial Condition Examiners Handbook to facilitate these exams. By adopting the newest version of the handbook, this rule ensures that the procedures used by the Office to examine insurers are the current generally accepted accounting practices.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 624.308(1), 624.316(1)(c) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 624.316(1)(c) FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: April 24, 2012, 9:30 a.m.
PLACE: 143 Larson Building, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Kerry Krantz, Office of Insurance Regulation, E-mail Kerry.Krantz@floir.com

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.