All the headlines from our Florida Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 2 2019 // Insurance Office of America has added Christopher Claypool to its expanding team in the southwest Florida region. He joins the Fort Myers team as a commercial risk advisor. Claypool has more than a decade of experience in...
Oct 2 2019 // Better keep your hands off that cellphone if you are driving near a school or through a construction zone in Florida.As of Tuesday, it is against the law to hold a cellphone while driving in those places. Florida earlier...
Sep 30 2019 // A leak of thousands of gallons of water from a rooftop pool has displaced 250 people from a Florida apartment building. Authorities say the water began pouring from sprinkler heads and light fixtures Friday night at The...
Sep 27 2019 // The biggest city devastated by Hurricane Michael last fall has had a recent series of sewage leaks, and local officials say it will cost more than $200 million to repair its sewage and water systems.Television station WMBB...
Sep 24 2019 // Florida regulators were expected to issue one of the largest fines against a hospital in recent memory.The Tampa Bay Times reports that Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital could face a total of $804,000 in...
Sep 24 2019 // Monarch E&S Insurance Services, a division of SPG Insurance Solutions, a full-service MGA and wholesale broker, has opened a new branch in Florida. The new branch is part of the company’s plans to expand its...
Sep 20 2019 // Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will ask the Legislature to increase fines for local governments that pollute state waters and give the Department of Environmental Protection more power to enforce pollution laws. DeSantis...
Sep 20 2019 // Police in South Florida say thieves stole up to $80,000 in merchandise from a wig warehouse.The owner of Prime Trading Hair and Wigs told detectives in Miami Gardens that he was notified overnight Tuesday that the alarm at...
Sep 19 2019 // Gulfstream Property and Casualty Insurance Co. has appointed appointment of Lisa B. Thompson to general counsel, vice president of Legal & Compliance. Prior to joining Gulfstream, Thompson served as senior vice...
Sep 18 2019 // Board members of an Iowa government insurance program have frequently held public meetings at posh out-of-state resorts, costing tens of thousands of dollars while making it harder for the public to attend, a review by The...
Sep 17 2019 // We Insure Group has expanded its executive team with two new hires – Chris Pflueger has joined as chief development officer and Peter Crowe as chief revenue officer. Chris Pflueger Pflueger will execute strategies to...
Sep 16 2019 // Florida is cracking down to ensure school districts, state colleges and state universities are protecting students’ Social Security numbers.In the past two years, state auditors have found that at least one-third of...
Sep 16 2019 // Insurance broker Aon has appointed Jay Demeusy as U.S. vice chairman of its Reinsurance Solutions business. Alongside his new role, Demeusy will continue to chair the newly formed Global Construction & Inland Marine...
Sep 16 2019 // Arch Insurance, Ventus Risk ManagementArch Insurance North America has agreed to acquire Ventus Risk Management, a technology and analytics- driven managing general underwriter that specializes in providing coastal...
Sep 13 2019 // The Main Street America Group, a super-regional property/casualty insurance company, has announced Chris Listau, the company’s current president of insurance operations, will succeed Tom Van Berkel as president and...
Sep 13 2019 // Tropical storm warnings have been declared for the Bahamas, which was just battered by Hurricane Dorian, evidence of strengthening in a system that forecasters say is moving toward Florida or the Gulf of Mexico.The storm...
Sep 12 2019 // Wright National Flood Insurance Services, LLC (WNFIS) and Zurich North America have introduced Zurich Residential Private Flood Insurance program. This stand-alone admitted product launched exclusively in Florida on...
Sep 11 2019 // Florida businesses will see another workers’ comp rate decrease next year if the latest filing by the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) is approved by Florida regulators.Carrier results continue to be...
Sep 10 2019 // Residents and the insurance industry in Southeast states are feeling relieved after Hurricane Dorian grazed the U.S. coastline last week just days after it caused catastrophic damage in the Bahamas.While the storm was at...
Sep 9 2019 // Skies cleared and floodwaters receded Saturday from North Carolina’s Outer Banks, leaving behind a muddy trail of destruction wrought by Hurricane Dorian, which turned north and began lashing parts of eastern...