All the headlines from our Florida Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 30 2019 // J.M. Wilson has hired Chad Allison as sales and agency relations specialist in its Hollywood, Fla., office. Allison will be the primary resource and liaison for independent insurance agents in Florida, by offering product...
Aug 30 2019 // The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers, a privately held agency on the West Coast, has partnered with Moody Insurance Group of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. This marks Liberty’s first venture outside of California, laying the...
Aug 29 2019 // Hurricane Dorian is now expected to become a Category 4 storm with winds reaching 130 miles per hour before it makes landfall on Florida’s east coast, in what would be the first major hurricane to hit the area in 15...
Aug 29 2019 // Hurricane Dorian has set its sights on the Southeast coast, with Florida likely to be the state that feels the biggest impact when it makes its U.S. landfall sometime over the weekend or early next week, according to...
Aug 29 2019 // Dorian is gathering force as it aims to become the first major hurricane to slam into the Florida’s east coast in 15 years, with winds of at least 115 miles per hour and drenching rains.The hurricane’s center...
Aug 29 2019 // Kin Insurance, an insurtech startup focused on home insurance in catastrophe-prone regions, said it has raised $47 million in new venture financing to fuel expansion and a revamped business model.August Capital led the new...
Aug 28 2019 // Tropical Storm Dorian is about to lash Puerto Rico with torrential rains, and then is expected to gain strength and become the first major hurricane to hit Florida’s east coast in 15 years.Chances are increasing that...
Aug 28 2019 // Tropical Storm Dorian is about to sideswipe Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. And if you live on Florida’s east coast, it may be time to start gathering supplies.Chances are increasing that the storm will...
Aug 28 2019 // Los Angeles, CA, August 28, 2019 — The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers, one of the fastest growing privately held agencies on the West Coast, announced today a partnership with Moody Insurance Group of Ft. Lauderdale,...
Aug 28 2019 // American Integrity Insurance Co., a Tampa, Fla.-based home insurance carrier, has introduced a new, free home platform app designed to provide tools and information for customers to maintain their home and...
Aug 27 2019 // The Board of Directors of FedNat Holding Company, an insurance holding company, has selected David Michelson and David Patterson as candidates to serve on the board as new, independent directors.As soon as their...
Aug 23 2019 // Authorities say two motorists have been injured when their cars went airborne over a collapsed bridge span near the Florida-Georgia Line. Officials closed a short stretch of Hutchinson Ferry Road northwest of Tallahassee...
Aug 23 2019 // A Florida contractor was arrested this month for an alleged workers’ compensation fraud scheme totaling nearly $737,000, according to a statement from Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis.Norma Lopez Cedillo,...
Aug 22 2019 // Think retreat is never an option? Think again.“Faced with global warming, rising sea levels, and the climate-related extremes they intensify, the question is no longer whether some communities will retreat—moving...
Aug 22 2019 // The Personal Insurance Federation of Florida (PIFF) has appointed Scott Matiyow as the organization’s new vice president of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs.Matiyow will serve as a lead lobbyist on property and...
Aug 21 2019 // American Integrity has appointed industry veteran Dick Dowd as executive vice president.Dowd will report to Bob Ritchie, president and CEO, and be responsible for all sales and marketing staff and initiatives. He will...
Aug 20 2019 // Baldwin Krystyn Sherman Partners (BKS-Partners), an insurance brokerage and risk management firm headquartered in Tampa, Fla., has appointed Rich Thompson to managing advisor.Thompson joined BKS-Partners in 2015 as an...
Aug 19 2019 // Altamont Capital Partners, Topa Insurance GroupAltamont Capital Partners has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Calabasas, Calif.-based Topa Insurance Group from its long-time owner, Topa Equities Ltd. The...
Aug 19 2019 // Hiscox, the Bermuda-headquartered specialist insurer, has appointed Melissa Hill as head of claims in the U.S. Hill, who has more than a decade of experience in claims operations, will oversee the strategic direction and...
Aug 19 2019 // The Florida Supreme Court has reversed course and decided not to hear a controversial case regarding the validity of certain language around assignment of benefit agreements, instead ruling that a law passed by the Florida...