All the headlines from our Florida Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Jun 6 2016 // Assurant, Inc. has launched Assurant Primary Flood Insurance for Florida customers.The new Assurant Primary Flood Insurance offers structural coverage up to $800,000 and up to $250,000 in contents coverage, at competitive...
Jun 2 2016 // The majority of Florida’s homeowner specialist insurers have brief histories, and their ability to manage a large catastrophic hurricane is uncertain despite recent strong performance, according to a new report from...
Jun 2 2016 // Tower Hill Insurance has expanded its residential property insurance coverage offerings in Florida to include stand-alone flood policies with coverage up to $5 million. Standard coverage through the National Flood...
Jun 1 2016 // Reinsurance rate declines continued to slow at the June 1 renewal, reaffirming a trend of gradual price stabilization that first emerged during last year’s June renewal season, according to reinsurance brokerage JLT...
Jun 1 2016 // More than 6.8 million homes on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts are in danger of hurricane storm surge damage. The total cost for reconstruction of the homes located in 19 states and the District of Columbia is more than $1.5...
Jun 1 2016 // Risk Strategies Company, a privately held, national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired Florida-Based Atlass Insurance Group, significantly adding to the resources of its Private Client...
May 31 2016 // Florida businesses could soon be paying almost 20 percent more for workers’ compensation coverage. In response to a recent decision from the Florida Supreme Court, the National Council on Compensation Insurance...
May 26 2016 // A federal judge in Tampa, Fla., has sentenced a 76-year-old doctor to 25 years in prison for the deaths of three patients who were prescribed pain medications at his clinic. U.S. District Judge James D. Whittemore told...
May 25 2016 // Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s Board of Governors has approved a $2.46 billion risk transfer program as the state heads into the 2016 hurricane season, the insurer said in a statement.By...
May 24 2016 // The Villages Insurance Agency has hired Jason Shannon as advisor for its Commercial Risk Management Division. The Commercial Risk Management Team specializes in protecting business owners and their employees...
May 23 2016 // After nearly 13 years, Florida has a new insurance commissioner. The Florida Cabinet appointed David Altmaier April 29 to succeed long-time insurance commissioner Kevin McCarty, who announced earlier this year that he...
May 23 2016 // Confie, Automobile Insurance Specialists Inc., Trinity Insurance LLC, Whitehead Insurance Inc.Confie has acquired three insurance agencies in Las Vegas, South Florida, and Washington State. Confie acquired the assets of:...
May 22 2016 // PartnerOne Environmental has opened a new regional office in Jacksonville, Fla., and added Michelle Huitt as assistant vice president and Marie Maxwell as underwriter. The new team members will help manage the PartnerOne...