69O-138.001: NAIC Financial Condition Examiners Handbook Adopted
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: This rule is being amended to adopt the 2010 NAIC Financial Condition Examiners Handbook. The current rule adopted the 2009 version.
SUMMARY: 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.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 624.308(1), 624.316(1)(c) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 624.316(1)(c) FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE,TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW(IF NOT REQUESTED, THIS HEARING WILL NOT BE HELD):
DATE AND TIME: December 1, 2010, 9:30 a.m.
PLACE: 142 Larson Building, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida
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 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Kerry Krantz, Bureau of Life and Health, Office of Insurance Regulation, E-mail kerry.krantz@floir.com. 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).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Kerry Krantz, Bureau of Life and Health, Office of Insurance Regulation, E-mail kerry.krantz@floir.com
THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:
69O-138.001 NAIC Financial Condition Examiners Handbook Adopted.
(1)(a) The National Association of Insurance Commissioners Financial Condition Examiners Handbook (2006) is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference.
(b) The National Association of Insurance Commissioners Financial Condition Examiners Handbook 2010 2009 is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference.
(2) through (3) No change.
Rulemaking Specific Authority 624.308(1), 624.316(1)(c) FS. Law Implemented 624.316(1)(c) FS. History–New 3-30-92, Amended 4-9-97, 4-4-99, 11-30-99, 2-11-01, 12-25-01, 8-18-02, 7-27-03, Formerly 4-138.001, Amended 1-6-05, 9-15-05, 1-25-07, 3-16-08, 3-4-09, 1-4-10,_________.