All the headlines from our Florida Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 6 2015 // Florida-based Acentria Insurance has partnered with Lamar Dean & Associates Insurance Services, a provider of both personal and commercial insurance in the state. Kevin Mason, president of Acentria Insurance, said with...
May 5 2015 // The insurance industry, like other businesses, has come to realize it needs to do more to protect its companies, customers, employees and portfolios from cyber threats. Cyber-savvy professionals are in high-demand and are...
May 5 2015 // Triton Insurance Group, Inc., based in Margate, Fla., has entered the commercial insurance market with the acquisition of Phoenix Insurance Group, located in Coral Springs.Currently, Triton Insurance Group, Inc., offers...
May 5 2015 // A Key Largo, Fla., man is suing a hospital after his amputated leg was found in the trash. The Miami Herald reports that the man found out about the incident when homicide detectives knocked on his door and asked him why...
May 5 2015 // Fitch Ratings has assigned an ‘AA-‘ rating to the following senior secured bonds of the Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Coastal Account (formerly known as the High Risk Account):–$750 million series...
May 4 2015 // The Florida Department of Financial Services’ Division of Insurance Fraud has arrested Roxana Suarez La Rosa on charges related to PIP (personal injury protection) fraud. In 2012, the Saint Jose Injury Center in...
May 4 2015 // The state-based workers’ compensation system has stayed on its feet for 100 years in part by being able to defend itself against blows and then counterpunch when necessary. It has shown an ability to reform to fit...
May 1 2015 // Chief Justice John Roberts isn’t a politician — and he wants you to know it. That’s the message of a surprising 5-4 decision issued Wednesday by the U.S. Supreme Court in which Roberts provided the...
May 1 2015 // The family of a Jacksonville teenager who was left paralyzed by a falling tree limb will receive a $3.5 million settlement under a bill the Legislature sent to Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday.If Scott signs the bill, Joseph and...
Apr 30 2015 // It’s an exceedingly rare thing that I’d ever point to anything my adoptive state of Florida does in the area of insurance markets as an example that others might want to copy. But in at least one important...
Apr 30 2015 // Using drones to take photos of people on their own property could soon be illegal in Florida.The Florida Legislature sent a bill to Gov. Rick Scott this week that places limits on the use of remote-controlled drones. If...
Apr 30 2015 // Orchid Underwriters Insurance Agency, LLC, a specialty underwriter of property insurance focused on coastal properties and based in Vero Beach, Fla., has named Chuck Fillizola as chief information officer.In this newly...
Apr 29 2015 // The Florida House passed a bill Monday to study and regulate fracking, as well as prevent local governments from banning the oil and gas drilling practice.Democrats strongly opposed the bill, saying hydraulic fracturing...
Apr 29 2015 // Six ride-related injuries have occurred at Walt Disney World during the first three months of 2015, and seven were reported at Universal.The major theme-parks released their quarterly injury reports to Florida as part of...
Apr 28 2015 // The Villages Insurance has added Matt Cameron as managing advisor to its Pinellas Plaza, Fla., office. Cameron has over 23 years experience in the insurance industry, most recently as an agent at the local AAA...
Apr 27 2015 // Florida is making it clear that anti-discrimination laws extend to pregnant women. The Florida Legislature on Friday passed a bill that would add pregnant women to the state’s existing civil rights law. The measure...
Apr 23 2015 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) this week presented awards to state affiliates and agents that have been the most effective raising money for the agents’ political...
Apr 23 2015 // Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s long running battle over whether the state could drug test state workers is finally coming to an end.Scott and the union that represents state workers have reached a settlement in the case...
Apr 21 2015 // Prepared Insurance Company (PIC), a Florida property/casualty carrier, has been approved to participate in the Write Your Own Flood Program (WYO).The insurer is offering Florida consumers the ability to purchase flood and...
Apr 20 2015 // Nationwide independent wholesaler All Risks has added Steve Skaletsky to its Jupiter, Fla., office as a casualty broker. Skaletsky will target commercial risks in Florida and throughout the Gulf Coast, providing general...