All the headlines from our Florida Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 23 2016 // Citizens Board of Governors has approved recommended rates for 2017 that equal an average rate increase of nearly 7 percent statewide. The company said the increase is a necessary response to rising non-weather water...
Jun 22 2016 // Vertafore, a provider of insurance technology, has added several new homeowner carriers to their flagship comparative rating system PL Rating, expanding the company’s reach into the Florida property market.Since its...
Jun 22 2016 // International broker and risk management firm Integro Insurance Brokers has added to its livestock coverage capabilities with the acquisition of Ocala, Florida-based corporations Jerry Parks Equine Insurance, Inc. and...
Jun 21 2016 // Chicago, IL, June 21, 2016 – Prime Property and Casualty Insurance Inc. (“PPCI”) has rolled into the Florida commercial auto market as a bold new admitted carrier specializing in insurance solutions for...
Jun 20 2016 // A case in Connecticut state court could help victims from mass shootings — including the recent massacre in Orlando — sue manufacturers of military style assault rifles used in the attacks, despite state and...
Jun 20 2016 // It’s an unwritten rule for Florida residents: Keep your kids away from ponds and lakes because alligators are everywhere.But after a gator killed a 2-year-old Nebraska boy at a Walt Disney World resort, attention...
Jun 20 2016 // Amid ups and downs, the construction market has seen steady growth over the past four years, and now construction insurance specialists believe the market is set to finally start to heat up.The intense competition has...
Jun 20 2016 // CMS, Diversified Professional Risk ManagersCMS LLC, an insurance wholesaler based in Melville, N.Y., has acquired Diversified Professional Risk Managers in Rockville Centre, N.Y. Terms of the transaction were not...
Jun 20 2016 // The Florida Supreme Court has delivered another blow to Florida’s workers’ compensation system with a ruling that the state’s statutory 104-week cap on temporary disability benefits is...
Jun 20 2016 // Brightway Insurance, a national property/casualty insurance retailer selling through a network of franchised independent agencies throughout the country, has added new agency owners in North Carolina and Florida.New owners...
Jun 17 2016 // June was supposed to have been a triumphant month for Walt Disney Co theme parks, with the flashy opening of a long-planned resort in Shanghai and a new Florida attraction based on its wildly popular animated movie...
Jun 17 2016 // Florida-based homeowners insurance provider, Security First Insurance Co., has promoted Melissa Burt DeVriese to chief administrative officer. DeVriese will also retain her title of general counsel.With this promotion,...
Jun 16 2016 // Appointed agents and agencies of Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. have just two weeks left to sign new appointment agreements or have their contract with the state-run insurer terminated.Agreements...
Jun 14 2016 // When John Couch is certain a storm will hit Hatteras Island, he goes into action, moving merchandise in his auto parts store from bottom shelves to top ones and hauling away the most valuable items.But at 64 years old,...
Jun 14 2016 // Prepared Holdings, LLC (PHLLC), the parent company of a consolidated group of companies writing personal homeowners’ lines of business in Florida and Louisiana, announced its Board of Managers has authorized a review...
Jun 9 2016 // The Florida Supreme Court has delivered another blow to Florida’s workers’ compensation system with a ruling today that the state’s statutory 104-week cap on temporary disability benefits is...
Jun 9 2016 // The University of Florida has prevailed in a lawsuit brought by a former faculty member.In the 2013 lawsuit Dana Peterson claimed he was denied a promotion to a director’s position because it was given to a...
Jun 7 2016 // HCI Group, Inc. (HCI) has appointed Ted Blanch as president of TypTap Insurance Company, HCI’s new online insurance company.Blanch brings years of industry experience to TypTap, which offers an online platform to...
Jun 7 2016 // Tropical Storm Colin moved out to sea early Tuesday after knocking out power to thousands, prompting Florida Governor Rick Scott to declare a state of emergency. The threat of a storm surge flooding shifted to the Atlantic...
Jun 6 2016 // A disorganized Tropical Storm Colin in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to cross Florida overnight threatening evacuations in the state’s northern and central regions before striking the Georgia and South Carolina...