All the headlines from our Florida Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 7 2018 // Citizens Property Insurance Corp. says it has reopened about 37 percent of its Hurricane Irma claims, according to a statement from the Florida insurer of last resort.The insurer says the reopening of claims is part of...
May 4 2018 // Editor’s Note: This story has been updated from a previous version with comment from the CFO’s office.Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis wants to see requirements put in place for those lobbying the...
May 4 2018 // Kathleen Losada has joined Tower MSA Partners of Delray Beach, Fla., as vice president of strategic services.In this role, she will be responsible for identifying new markets and service offerings for the company, which...
May 3 2018 // The federal government will provide $340 million to help Florida citrus farmers recover from Hurricane Irma. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the grant on Tuesday, nearly eight months after Irma struck the...
May 2 2018 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) has approved a 1.8 percent rate decrease for workers’ compensation insurance in Florida. The decrease was filed by the National Council on Compensation Insurance...
May 1 2018 // Two 19-year-old Florida residents who joined the National Rifle Association in suing over the state’s new gun-control law asked a federal judge to let them remain anonymous, saying they fear for their safety because...
Apr 27 2018 // Reliance Partners has expanded with the addition of a new office in Vero Beach, Fla. The expansion marks the fifth office location for Reliance with additional expansion plans underway. Doug Johnson will lead the new South...
Apr 26 2018 // A Florida man was sentenced to nine years in state prison for filing more than $1.2 million in false claims for refrigerated cargo purportedly spoiled in cross-country transport by his long-haul trucking companies based...
Apr 26 2018 // GuideWell Insurance Agency, an exclusive property and casualty agency for Florida Blue health plan members, will offer StormPeace, a supplemental hurricane policy from Assured Risk Cover that provides coverage of losses...
Apr 25 2018 // For the sixth time in six years, the Florida Legislature adjourned its annual session having tried, and failed, to address the assignment-of-benefits (AOB) crisis that is driving up homeowners insurance rates across the...
Apr 25 2018 // The National Weather Service confirms at least three tornadoes in Alabama from Sunday storms, and is surveying other parts of southern Alabama and the Florida Panhandle.A storm with estimated winds of 80 mph (130 kph)...
Apr 25 2018 // Brightway Insurance is continuing its expansion across the country with the opening of two new stores in Florida and South Carolina: Jeff Howard has opened Brightway, The Howard Agency in Charleston, S.C. Troy Novotny has...
Apr 24 2018 // When Hurricane Irma reached Florida’s Big Pine Key in September, it caused the floor of Terry and Sharon Baron’s cream-colored mobile home to collapse. On Marathon Key, twenty miles north, the winds lifted...
Apr 23 2018 // AssuredPartners, Inc. has acquired The Elan Group of Tampa, Fla., an employee benefits firm specializing in the design, enrollment and service of employee benefits plans. The company’s staff of 21 will remain under...
Apr 23 2018 // A.M. Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating to B- (Fair) from B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “bb-” from “bbb” of MedMal Direct Insurance Co., headquartered in...
Apr 20 2018 // A Florida man has been sentenced to more than a year in prison for his role in a $23 million auto insurance fraud involving chiropractors’ clinics. The SunSentinel reports 55-year-old Jason Dalley wept in court April...
Apr 20 2018 // A school bus and a semitractor-trailer collided in Florida, slightly injuring six high school students.News outlets report the bus was carrying about 18 students when it crashed Wednesday in Brooksville, about 50 miles (80...
Apr 19 2018 // AssuredPartners, Inc. has announced two promotions at its company headquarters in Lake Mary, Fla.Steve Deal has been promoted to president of Eastern Regions, reporting to President and COO Tom Riley. Deal will work within...
Apr 19 2018 // An insurance agency owner in Florida has been arrested after he admitted to stealing more than $60,000 in insurance premiums, according to a statement from the Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS).Michael...
Apr 18 2018 // This weekend was really good one for one of my sons. He got the all-too-rare opportunity to go see his girlfriend (who lives almost 350 miles from us). They both work and go to school, so their time is super tight. Before...