All the headlines from our Florida Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 13 2024 // TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Heritage Insurance Holdings Inc. (HRTG) on Monday reported earnings of $30.9 million in its fourth quarter, more than double what it saw in Q4 2022. The Tampa, Florida-based company said it had profit...
Mar 12 2024 // TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — HCI Group Inc. (HCI) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $38.1 million, a significant improvement over Q4 2022.The Tampa, Florida-based company said it had profit of $3.40 per share....
Mar 11 2024 // Mississippi could soon join the growing list of states with grant-funded wind fortification programs for homeowners, thanks to a bill that’s moving through the state Legislature.The state House of Representatives...
Mar 11 2024 // Southern US states have enjoyed some of the strongest job growth in the pandemic era, as well as some of the biggest wage increases — and they’re luring Americans from elsewhere in the country.Add those things...
Mar 11 2024 // A number of property insurance-related bills were introduced in the Florida Legislature this year – from a fundamental change to the Citizens Property Insurance Corp. coverage model to further limiting policy...
Mar 7 2024 // A Florida pilot program to fortify coastal-area condominiums is on its way to the governor but other property insurance bills may have hit a snag after last-minute changes – with just two days left in the legislative...
Mar 7 2024 // In the next year or so, the Florida Supreme Court will decide on the exact meaning of a legal doctrine that, under one interpretation, has blocked millions of dollars per year in subrogation recovery for liability...
Mar 6 2024 // Surplus lines in Florida saw a huge increase in premium, policy count and new business for February compared to the same month last year, a spike in growth that the Florida Surplus Lines Service Office called...
Mar 6 2024 // Lerant Joins South & Western as Business Development SpecialistLou Lerant recently joined South & Western Insurance as a business development specialist. South & Western Insurance, based in Addison, Texas, is a...
Mar 5 2024 // Florida’s so-called “stop woke act,” championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, violates businesses’ and employees’ First Amendment free speech rights, a federal appeals court ruled Monday in striking...
Mar 5 2024 // ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Moments before the deadly crash of a charter jet on a Florida highway, three warnings about oil pressure problems in its two engines sounded, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a...
Mar 5 2024 // The head of two property insurance companies set to enter the Florida market this year is warning state lawmakers that bills that would limit some policy cancellations and nonrenewals after storm damage could do more harm...
Mar 4 2024 // Florida’s Insurance Commissioner last week approved another round of takeouts from the state-created Citizens Property Insurance Corp., with an assumption dates in May. That brings the total takeouts with 2024...
Mar 4 2024 // The excess and surplus lines market continued to grow in 2023, with premium reaching nearly $73 billion according to data from 15 state surplus lines offices released by the Wholesale & Specialty Insurance Association...
Mar 4 2024 // Market Detail: Innovative Risk Insurance Services LLC has developed a mono-line commercial auto program for a broad range of customers who have both small and large transportation fleets. The commercial auto program can...
Mar 1 2024 // New York-based hedge fund J. Goldman & Co. signed a lease at a new Miami Beach office building that’s seeking some of the highest rents ever seen in the market.J. Goldman agreed to take roughly 10,000 square feet...
Feb 29 2024 // Florida legislation that has been called an “agents’ bill” because it could perhaps make life a little easier for insurance agents after storms, passed a major hurdle this week, moving it closer to...
Feb 29 2024 // The husband of a New York doctor who died shortly after dining at a Disney Springs restaurant last year accused Walt Disney Parks and Resorts of negligence in a 19-page lawsuit filed in Florida.Jeffrey Piccolo is seeking...
Feb 28 2024 // Condominium sales and prices in Miami, Jacksonville and Tampa and other parts of Florida have dropped over the past year, largely due to the soaring cost of property insurance and association fees, according to Redfin, a...
Feb 28 2024 // A Florida Senate committee on Tuesday approved an amended bill that could potentially reduce workers’ compensation costs for first responders in the state, people who are at increasing risk of exposure to accidental...