All the headlines from our Florida Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 10 2015 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) ordered Florida’s largest property insurers on Oct. 23 to submit detailed information on water loss claims, mitigation services, litigation and assignment of benefits....
Nov 9 2015 // A northeast Florida man has filed a $10 million wrongful death lawsuit against a semi-truck driver and others related to a wreck that killed his wife and three stepchildren.The SUV Dexter Culclager’s family had been...
Nov 9 2015 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) has approved the removal of up to 127,266 personal residential policies and 3,268 commercial residential/non-residential polices from Citizens Property Insurance...
Nov 5 2015 // A.M. Best has upgraded the issuer credit rating (ICR) to “bbb+” from “bbb” of Auto Club Insurance Company of Florida (ACICF) in Tampa. Concurrently, A.M. Best has affirmed ACICF’s financial...
Nov 4 2015 // Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin M. McCarty has ordered the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) to lower workers’ compensation rates for Florida employers by 5.1 percent. The Order signed Nov. 3 is...
Nov 3 2015 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) has dropped its Order for The Doctors Co. (TDC) to lower its filed rates by 15 percent. The rates proposed by the medical malpractice insurer back in Dec. 2014 will remain...
Nov 3 2015 // Officials in Florida’s Panhandle are disputing allegations in a lawsuit claiming that racial bias was behind new ordinances designed to curb spring break mayhem.Panama City Beach Mayor Gayle Oberst told The News...
Nov 2 2015 // In a move that is sure to further frustrate Florida taxicab companies, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FDHSMV) has asked a Leon County, Florida, judge to dismiss a complaint requiring the state...
Nov 2 2015 // Several Panama City Beach, Fla., nightclub owners argue in a lawsuit filed Oct. 30 that local officials violated their rights and showed racial bias when they approved a series of new ordinances designed to curb spring...
Nov 2 2015 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin has announced he plans to seek re-election in 2016.“I remain committed to protecting the people of North Carolina through fair and reasonable insurance regulation,...
Nov 2 2015 // The outlook for the U.S. homeowners market has improved over last year thanks in part to rate increases and lower reinsurance costs, according to reinsurance intermediary Aon Benfield.A new report by Aon Benfield Analytics...
Oct 30 2015 // Fire officials say a southwest Florida man was injured when an e-cigarette he was smoking exploded in his face.North Collier Deputy Fire Chief Eloy Ricardo says the man suffered burns to his face and also inhaled a piece...
Oct 29 2015 // Florida property insurers are well-capitalized and able to handle a 1-in-100 year storm event if and when it occurs in the state, according to the Florida Office of Insurance’s 2015 Data Call and subsequent stress...
Oct 29 2015 // Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies added Chris Henderson as a senior field representative to promote targeted growth in Florida. The growth in the state includes the addition of the company’s multiline...
Oct 28 2015 // Florida-Based Orchid Underwriters Insurance Agency, LLC, a specialty underwriter of property insurance focusing on coastal properties, has named Robert J. Rose senior vice president of Underwriting and Programs and Bryan...
Oct 27 2015 // The outlook for the U.S. homeowners insurance market has improved over last year thanks in part to rate increases and lower reinsurance costs, according to reinsurance intermediary Aon Benfield.A new report by Aon Benfield...
Oct 27 2015 // Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon plc, is expanding its reinsurance and analytical capabilities in the state of Florida.Beginning January 2016, Aon Benfield will increase the...
Oct 26 2015 // U.S. Cat Adjusters, LLC, a claims firm in the Florida property and casualty marketplace, has appointed Greg Cornett as director of Marketing. Cornett will be responsible for U.S. Cat Adjusters market expansion strategy and...
Oct 26 2015 // The Florida Supreme Court is going to hold a Dec. 8 hearing on a measure to legalize medical marijuana. The court on Wednesday ordered oral arguments on the proposed amendment. The high court must decide whether or not the...
Oct 23 2015 // The Hilb Group, LLC (THG) has acquired Gentry Insurance Agency (GIA) Inc. GIA is an independent insurance agency located in Apopka, Fla. The transaction became effective October 1, 2015.As an independent agency, GIA...