All the headlines from our Florida Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 14 2019 // Hurricane Michael killed seven people and caused more than $6 billion in damage in Florida in October, a toll compounded by warmer, higher seas and wetter air, the signs of climate change scientists have long warned...
May 13 2019 // A Florida bill that the insurance industry says will help modernize the state’s surplus lines system, as well as impact property insurer contracts under the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund and reduce “bad...
May 10 2019 // Just hours before a pedestrian bridge collapsed and killed six people at a Miami university, engineers confirmed that cracks in the concrete structure “increased in length daily,” according to meeting records...
May 10 2019 // More Florida teachers will be eligible to carry guns in the classroom under a bill Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Wednesday that immediately implements recommendations from a commission formed after a mass shooting at...
May 9 2019 // President Donald Trump blamed congressional Democrats for a lagging federal response to the hurricane-ravaged Florida Panhandle on Wednesday, declaring that his political opponents care more about investigating his...
May 9 2019 // Assured Risk Cover (ARC) has hired Tom Freeland as Market president and investor. Freeland will be responsible for growing the revenue streams of its Florida-based StormPeace residential and commercial parametric insurance...
May 9 2019 // Florida utilities would have to come up with a 10-year plan to strengthen and bury power lines in an effort to ease post-hurricane power outages under a bill waiting to be signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. The Senate...
May 8 2019 // A component meant to slow an aircraft on landing was inoperative on the Boeing jetliner that slid off a runway into a river at a Florida military base, injuring 22 people, investigators said on Sunday.The failure of the...
May 8 2019 // Insurers will pay up to $42 million to surviving victims of a 2018 Florida bridge collapse and the families of those killed, under a deal announced Friday between the now-bankrupt construction company that built the...
May 7 2019 // Self-driving vehicles could be operated in Florida without a human on board under a bill going to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.The Senate unanimously passed the bill with no debate May 1, a move that could pave the way for...
May 6 2019 // Florida’s insurer of last resort, Citizens Property Insurance Corp., has a new board member. Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis has appointed Bo Rivard insurer’s Board of Governors, effective immediately. His term...
May 6 2019 // The National Transportation Safety Board will evaluate a range of factors that could help explain how a Boeing 737-800 plane arriving from Cuba slipped into a river after skidding off a runway in Florida, from human error...
May 6 2019 // After seven years of failed attempts, Florida legislators passed property insurance reform to address the abuse of a policyholder benefit known as assignment of benefits (AOB).The insurance industry and consumer advocates...
May 6 2019 // ProAg, AmTrust AgricultureProducers Ag Insurance Group Inc. has agreed to acquire Leawood, Kan.-based managing general agent AmTrust Agriculture Insurance Services. The deal, which is subject to regulatory approvals, is...
May 3 2019 // Florida’s governor has created a new task force to help clean up the state’s lakes and rivers as lawmakers approved funding for research into toxic red tide that has affected the state’s coastline.Gov....
May 2 2019 // Nine individuals and business owners have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a large-scale organized scheme to defraud insurance companies out of more than $600,000 in fraudulent insurance claims, according to...
May 2 2019 // Nsure, an all-digital licensed insurance agency based in Florida, has introduced technology to provide real-time quote comparisons for home and auto insurance through a digital platform that allows customers to purchase...
May 1 2019 // I have a new hobby. It compliments one of my other hobbies, reading insurance policies. What is it?I’ve started reading legislation. What a thrill to print (yes, print) 16 pages of legislation. The numbered lines,...
May 1 2019 // The Florida House on Monday passed a compromise bill that would make texting while driving a primary offense, as well as create a hands-free area within school zones and construction zones where workers are present.The...
May 1 2019 // Vault, an insurer focused on the needs of the high net worth market, has received approvals to underwrite in Connecticut, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.This adds to their existing operations in Florida and South Carolina and...