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Media Advisory - Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty Schedules National Meeting on Chinese Drywall

 
Friday, December 04, 2009
 
WHAT:             Commissioner McCarty will use the Winter Meeting
                            of the National Association of Insurance
                            Commissioners (NAIC) in San Francisco as the
                            venue for a public hearing to seek information
                            on the implications to regulators and insurers
                            of the alleged defective Chinese drywall
                            installed in many of the nation’s homes. The
                            meeting agenda is available for viewing.
 
WHEN:              Monday, December 7, 2009
                            8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time Zone                              
WHERE:           Hilton San Francisco
                            Union Square, 333 O'Farrell St., San
                            Francisco, CA  94102
 
INFO:               Commissioner McCarty, as the Chair of the NAIC’s
                            Catastrophe Insurance Working Group
                            of the Property and Casualty Insurance
                            Committee and as the NAIC's Secretary
                            and Treasurer, issued a letter to members of
                            committee on Nov. 13 stating that recent
                            developments warrant an immediate and
                            thorough investigation of this matter by
                            insurance regulators.
 
                           Those unable to attend the meeting can submit
                            their comments or concerns to
                            ratehearings@floir.com until 5 p.m.
                            Eastern time zone on Dec. 11, 2009. The
                            line of the e-mail should read “Chinese
                            Drywall."

Contact:          Jack McDermott                                Tom Zutell
                             850-413-2515                                    (850) 413-2515
                             Jack.McDermott@floir.com        Tom.Zutell@floir.com
                           
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