On October 14, 2018, Governor Rick Scott directed Florida
Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier to take every action authorized pursuant
to Executive
Order 18-276 to provide additional protections to support
recovery efforts as it relates to Hurricane Michael’s impact on Florida
families as well as Florida policyholders.
On October 15, 2018, Commissioner Atlmaier issued the following
Emergency Order enacting those protections for Florida policyholders:
In response to the Emergency Order, the Florida Division of
Workers’ Compensation will review policies reported since September 27, 2018
and automatically extend coverage for the policies in the affected counties in
accordance with the time frames set forth in the Order.
