Florida - Thursday October 13, 2022: The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) advises insurers to file a 2022 Catastrophe Reporting Form (CRF) through the Insurance Regulation Filing System (IRFS).
OIR is instituting this data call for the purpose of collecting additional claims and other relevant information from insurers related to Hurricane Ian which caused catastrophic damage in the state of Florida. This authority is mandated pursuant to section 624.307, Florida Statutes.
Reporting Deadlines for Hurricane Ian
OIR is continuing to require daily catastrophe reporting for Hurricane Ian through > Friday, October 14 - Friday, October 21.
- Data must be submitted daily by 12 p.m. ET, including Saturday, October 15 and Sunday, October 16.
Required Filers
All insurers currently authorized to write the following lines of business in Florida are required to report Hurricane Ian claims data:
• FIRE
• ALLIED LINES
• FARMOWNERS MULTI-PERIL
• HOMEOWNERS MULTI-PERIL
• COMMERCIAL MULTI-PERIL
• PRIVATE FLOOD
• OCEAN MARINE
• INLAND MARINE
• PPA PHYSICAL DAMAGE
• COMMERCIAL AUTO PHYSICAL DAMAGE
• AIRCRAFT
• GLASS
• BOILER AND MACHINERY
• INDUSTRIAL FIRE
• INDUSTRIAL EXTENDED COVERAGE
• MOBILE HOME MULTI-PERIL
• MOBILE HOME PHYSICAL DAMAGE
• MULTI-PERIL CROP
• SURPLUS LINES FEDERALLY AUTHORIZED
• SURPLUS LINES PROPERTY AND CASUALTY
How to File the Catastrophe Reporting Form - CRF
The Catastrophe Reporting Form, or CRF, provides valuable information to Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) and the state of Florida regarding the impact of a hurricane or other event. It is critical that data submitted is timely and accurate. Insurers are to report Hurricane Ian claims data using the 2022 CRF.
Note that the catastrophe reporting template for this reporting deadline has been modified. A new template must be downloaded from within IRFS. Please submit data for all visible fields on the template. A sample of the modified template is available below.
The fillable 2022 CRF template must be downloaded within your filing in IRFS here.
• Each insurer must submit its CRF on an individual insurer basis only.
• If an insurer has no policies in force in Florida for the required lines, the insurer must submit a “No Data” filing.
• If the insurer has policies in force in Florida for the required lines of business but no claims, the insurer must submit a “No Data” filing.
• “No Data” filings are only required once. However, a company reporting policies in force in Florida must submit "Data" filings once claims are received.
• Reporting is cumulative and must include all claims as of the reporting date.
• Each insurer must download a new template from your filing in IRFS. Previously downloaded templates will not work.
Recent claims reporting notices and other resources are available on the OIR website HERE.
The following resources are available to aid in completing the CRF:
Questions?:
If you have questions, email DisasterReporting@floir.com or call (850) 413-3147.
Technical assistance will be available Monday through Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET.
About the OIR
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) has primary responsibility for regulation, compliance, and enforcement of statutes related to the business of insurance and the monitoring of industry markets.
For more information about OIR, visit: www.floir.com.