All the headlines from our Florida Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 10 2018 // Crews found cracks in a key part of a pedestrian bridge that collapsed in Florida earlier than previously acknowledged, but it remains unclear whether the fissures caused the structure’s failure.The Miami Herald...
May 10 2018 // The National Rifle Association failed to provide evidence that two 19-year-olds who wish to join in the group’s lawsuit over Florida’s new gun-control law would have their privacy violated or be put at risk of...
May 9 2018 // A Tesla car crashed and caught fire in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Tuesday, killing two people, local police said on Wednesday.A third person in the Model S sedan was taken to a hospital, the Miami Herald reported late on...
May 9 2018 // The bankruptcy and reorganization plan filed by insurance technology and outsourcing firm Patriot National has been approved and the transition of ownership of the Florida-based company can now move forward.According to a...
May 8 2018 // Michigan has three and Florida two in a list of the top 10 most dangerous cities in the U.S. produced by a security industry group using FBI crime data.Based on average rate of violent crime per 100,000 population, the top...
May 8 2018 // Policymakers need to find a way to get banks involved in property mitigation if Florida is to improve its hurricane resiliency, according to a former state insurance commissioner.Banks are currently unmotivated to protect...
May 7 2018 // AssuredPartners, Inc. has promoted Joe Guercio to executive vice president of Operations, with a focus on EBITDA growth through managing its branch offices, the integration of new acquisitions, operational efficiencies –...
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...