All the headlines from our Florida Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 22 2016 // The owner of a construction company in Naples, Fla., was arrested this month for an alleged workers’ comp scheme, according to an announcement from Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater.Raimundo...
May 20 2016 // A report shows the number of boating accidents in Florida sharply increased in 2015 over 2014, despite there being a 25 percent decrease in fatalities.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says in a...
May 20 2016 // Oscar Seikaly has purchased the remaining stake in Florida-Based NSI Insurance Group from long-time partner and company founder George Nenezian, who concurrently announced his retirement. A privately held insurance agency,...
May 19 2016 // RMS, a global catastrophe risk management firm, has opened a new office in Tallahassee, Florida after the acquisition of HWIND Scientific in October 2015.According to a statement from RMS, the new Florida office gives it...
May 19 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...
May 18 2016 // House and Senate Republicans can’t get on the same page when it comes to fighting the Zika virus — and Democrats are pouncing.The Senate, on a 68-29 vote, advanced $1.1 billion of the administration’s...
May 18 2016 // The Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Insurance Fraud, which operates under the direction of CFO Jeff Atwater, announced the conviction and sentencing of former Orlando insurance agent Mario Ferreri....
May 17 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...
May 16 2016 // Florida’s continued lucky streak when it comes to dodging hurricanes is helping a key state fund reach its best financial shape ever in the two decades it has been in place.The state-created fund known as the Florida...
May 16 2016 // American Strategic Insurance in St. Petersburg, Fla., has promoted Michael Tharpe to account executive for ASI’s National Accounts team.Tharpe has worked with ASI for five years, previously serving as account...
May 12 2016 // Edison Insurance Co. has launched an online quoting system that offers specific premium quotes for homeowners insurance coverage in Florida.According to Clint Strauch, Edison Insurance president and co-founder, Edison has...
May 10 2016 // Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is alerting policyholders to important policy changes beginning July 1 as part of the state-backed insurer’s efforts to improve communication and protect customers early in the...
May 10 2016 // A federal jury has convicted a north Florida doctor of 162 counts of health care fraud.U.S. Attorney Christopher Canova said in a news release that 59-year-old Dr. Ona Colasante defrauded Medicare, Medicaid and Blue Cross...
May 6 2016 // The Main Street America Group announced the promotion of one company officer to assistant vice president and the appointment of three new company officers in its Jacksonville, Fla., headquarters.Darryl Osman, currently the...
May 6 2016 // Editor’s Note: This announcement has been updated to correct the name – Automobile Insurance Specialists Inc., based in Las Vegas.Confie has acquired three insurance agencies in Las Vegas, South Florida, and...
May 5 2016 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) has approved the removal of up to 15,000 personal residential policies from Citizens Property Insurance Corp. for the July 19, 2016 take-out period. The following company...
May 4 2016 // An owner of a construction company in Orlando, Florida. is being charged with workers’ compensation premium fraud and engaging in an organized scheme to defraud, according to a statement from the Florida Department...
May 3 2016 // Abuse of assignment of benefits (AOB) from water loss claims has become a full-blown Florida insurance crisis that will mean higher insurance rates next year and for the foreseeable future for every Florida policyholder,...
May 2 2016 // It’s not for the faint of heart, I can tell you that… Anyone who comes in here and thinks it’s an easy job really does not have any idea what they’re getting into. But it’s been a...
Apr 29 2016 // The Florida Cabinet has selected David Altmaier to be the state’s new insurance commissioner.Altmaier, 34, is currently a deputy commissioner within the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation. He will replace Kevin...