All the headlines from our Florida Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 18 2018 // Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis has released a top 10 list of most wanted insurance fraud criminals and called on local communities to help with finding the individuals.According to a statement from the...
Apr 17 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...
Apr 16 2018 // Demotech will not downgrade any of the 16 Florida homeowners insurers that it said earlier this year could face financial stability ratings (FSRs) adjustments because of hurricane losses and assignment of benefits...
Apr 16 2018 // With over 900 items on the Florida legislative docket and only 60 days to consider them, it’s not surprising that many bills simply die in committee or are never seriously considered. Add to that a tragic event right...
Apr 16 2018 // Risk Strategies, a privately held, national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has appointed Scott Stamper as managing director to run day-to-day operations and help guide the growth of Atlass Insurance Group,...
Apr 13 2018 // Weather officials say two tornadoes hit a Florida city on Tuesday, causing mostly minor damage.The National Weather Service confirmed that one tornado touched down shortly after 3:30 p.m. in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Fort...
Apr 12 2018 // Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has approved a slate of policy language changes designed to protect consumers while addressing rising costs of nonweather water loss claims and related litigation that continue to drive...
Apr 11 2018 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded contracts for hurricane supplies without adequately researching whether winning bidders could deliver what they promised, according to a new investigation by Democrats on a...
Apr 11 2018 // Attorney Marc Dunbar has been appointed to the Citizens Property Insurance Corporation Board of Governors by Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis, who announced the appointment April 2.A resident of Tallahassee,...
Apr 9 2018 // Florida will expand workers compensation benefits so first responders can get coverage for post-traumatic stress disorder.Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday signed the bill March 27 that allows firefighters, paramedics, and...
Apr 6 2018 // A Florida law prohibiting local governments from enacting their own gun regulations is invalid and unconstitutional, according to elected officials from 10 cities suing the state’s governor in the aftermath of a mass...
Apr 5 2018 // With over 900 items on the Florida legislative docket and only 60 days to consider them, it’s not surprising that many bills simply die in committee or are never seriously considered. Add to that a tragic event right...
Apr 4 2018 // Stop me when you’ve heard this story before. A customer calls to report a claim. It’s a small business and they have a few delivery trucks running around their city. One of them was backing out of a...
Apr 4 2018 // Demotech will not downgrade any of the 16 Florida homeowners insurers that it said earlier this year could face financial stability ratings (FSRs) adjustments because of hurricane losses and assignment of benefits...
Apr 3 2018 // Florida State University has lifted its ban on alcohol and social functions by fraternities, sororities and student organizations, months after the death of a fraternity pledge at an off-campus party.Vice President of...
Apr 2 2018 // Another lawsuit has been filed in the aftermath of a pedestrian bridge collapse near a Florida university campus.The Miami Herald reports that a 19-year-old who was a passenger in an SUV crushed by a slab of concrete filed...
Apr 2 2018 // Global loss adjusting firm McLarens has promoted Susan Froman to senior vice president of Business Development – The Americas.Froman joined McLarens three years ago to recruit and establish the domestic business...
Apr 2 2018 // Gov. Rick Scott has signed Florida’s opioid legislation into law, a move seen by many as a good first step in combating a crisis that has claimed at least 16 lives a day in the Sunshine State.“What it does take...
Apr 2 2018 // The death toll from Hurricane Irma’s catastrophic rampage across the Caribbean and the southeastern U.S. has risen to 44 fatalities directly caused by its strong winds and heavy rains, plus 85 fatalities indirectly...
Apr 2 2018 // Insurance Journal examined industries experiencing changes, challenges, expansions and growth in the past year. Here are five industry sectors and insurance markets that could offer opportunities for agents and brokers in...