All the headlines from our Florida Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 13 2017 // Although the 2017-18 citrus harvest has barely begun, growers are already planning for the 2018-19 season, and they have critical decisions to make in the coming months that will affect next season’s crop and perhaps...
Dec 12 2017 // When Hurricane Harvey sent two feet of water rolling into this small community about 35 miles north of Houston, Alfredo Becerra had to flee his modest 1,500-square-foot house.Muddy floodwater submerged the furniture and...
Dec 11 2017 // An unusually heavy December snowfall across much of the Deep South tapered off Saturday, but icy road conditions left problems and thousands remained without electricity throughout the region.Forecasters warned that...
Dec 7 2017 // Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi says that the state is now investigating ride-sharing service Uber over an alleged cover up of a national data breach.Bondi said Dec. 1 that her office has issued a subpoena to Uber. The...
Dec 7 2017 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) has approved statewide rate increases on 2018 personal and commercial property insurance rates for Citizens Property Insurance Corp.OIR approved a statewide increase of 6.6...
Dec 5 2017 // On December 1, 2017, Coverys finalized the acquisition of Global Insurance Management Company, Inc. (GIMC), headquartered in Plantation, Fla.GIMC and its insurance subsidiary, Healthcare Underwriters Group, Inc., provide...
Dec 4 2017 // Florida insurance regulators have placed workers’ compensation carrier Guarantee Insurance Co. in receivership.According to documents from the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR), the company was materially...
Dec 4 2017 // Hudson Insurance Group has added Wallace Moreman as senior vice president. In this new position, Moreman will establish a subcontractor default insurance (SDI) business for Hudson.Christopher Gallagher, president and CEO...
Dec 1 2017 // A Florida homeowner was arrested for insurance fraud and grand theft following her attempt to file a damage claim against a new insurance policy after already receiving a $60,000 insurance payout from her former insurance...
Nov 30 2017 // It’s possible to know where in the country more homebuyers will be moving over the next 30 to 90 days, thanks to what’s called a “pre-mover” index.It turns out that the U.S. markets with the highest...
Nov 30 2017 // The hurricane season is officially over, but it didn’t go by without leaving a major mark on Florida and its insurance industry. Hurricane Irma, a name most in the state won’t soon forget, first hit the Florida...
Nov 29 2017 // Two recent stories in Insurance Journal caught my eye and gave me this topic.Florida Puts Worker’s Comp Carrier Guarantee Insurance In Receivership Florida Keys Insurance Agent Accused of Defrauding Citizens...
Nov 29 2017 // A Florida nursery and a man who suffers from epilepsy filed a lawsuit against Gov. Rick Scott’s administration that contends that state officials are flouting the state’s new medical marijuana law.It’s...
Nov 29 2017 // Patriot National Inc., which provides technology, outsourcing and underwriting services to the insurance industry, has announced a plan of reorganization as part of a restructuring support agreement (RSA) with its lenders,...
Nov 28 2017 // This year’s U.S. Atlantic hurricane season is officially the most expensive ever, racking up $202.6 billion in damages since the formal start on June 1.The costs tallied by disaster modelers Chuck Watson and Mark...
Nov 28 2017 // Anna Alexopoulos Farrar will join the Department of Financial Services (DFS) as Communications Director, according to a statement by Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis. In this capacity, she will oversee the...
Nov 27 2017 // A Florida insurance agent has been arrested after allegedly submitting a fraudulent insurance policy to Citizens Property Insurance Corp., according to a statement from Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis and the Florida Department...
Nov 27 2017 // Officials say about 120 people were evacuated after strong storms caused an apartment roof to collapse in Florida. The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports that The Overlook at Daytona Apartment Homes was evacuated early...
Nov 22 2017 // A Florida nursing home under investigation for the deaths of 13 patients after Hurricane Irma says in a letter to Congress that staff members did everything possible but couldn’t overcome a lack of power to the...
Nov 21 2017 // Florida insurance regulators have placed workers’ compensation carrier Guarantee Insurance Co. in receivership due to inadequate reserves.According to documents from the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR),...