All the headlines from our Florida Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
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...