All the headlines from our Florida Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 8 2014 // U.S. crops are escaping record- setting cold weather with little damage, while the arctic blast drove cattle prices to a record as animals struggle to gain weight.The coldest spots in Florida citrus groves were near...
Jan 7 2014 // Orange groves in Florida, the world’s biggest grower after Brazil, escaped cold weather damage overnight as frigid air set records across the Midwest.The coldest spots in Florida citrus groves were near freezing, and...
Jan 6 2014 // Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater is seeking the presidency of Florida Atlantic University.Atwater’s decision to seek the job likely opens a statewide Cabinet post for the 2014 elections. Atwater had been...
Jan 3 2014 // Florida is joining the ranks of 29 other states and allow drivers to show law enforcement officers their proof of automobile insurance through their cell phone and other electronic means.In December, Gov. Rick Scott and...
Jan 2 2014 // Brightway Insurance agency owner Ken Toney, whose retail store is located in Sanford, Fla., has acquired the book of business of Lake Mary, Fla.-based Towne Center Insurance Agency.Towne Center’s customers join the...
Dec 31 2013 // Katie NehlsUSG Insurance Services Inc., a Tampa, Fla.-based national wholesaler and managing general agent, appointed Katie Nehls as producer/broker. She is based in Tampa. Nehls most recently held the position of...
Dec 30 2013 // A Florida insurance agency that stepped forward last month to offer a private market stand-alone flood coverage policy in Florida has started marketing the policy in six other states.The Gainesville, Fla.-based Flood...
Dec 27 2013 // A program in Florida’s Palm Beach County provides rewards of $100 to people who report drunk drivers to local police.The Safety Council of Palm Beach County said the Mobile Eyes program helps law enforcement...
Dec 19 2013 // Floridians are paying the highest homeowner insurance rates in the nation even though the state has not been hit by a hurricane in nearly a decade.A national report shows the average premium for most Florida homeowners is...
Dec 19 2013 // With the chances of a federal solution to rising flood insurance rates waning by the day, Florida lawmakers are pressing forward with a bill to create a private market solution to the problem.Florida State Senator Jeff...
Dec 19 2013 // Florida’s questionable claims rose 23 percent from 2010 to 2012, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau’s (NICB) 2010-2012 Florida questionable claims referral reason analysis.Questionable claims (QC)...
Dec 17 2013 // Seven homes were destroyed and more than 150 damaged by the tornado that struck a central Florida neighborhood Saturday, city officials said.The National Weather Service said the tornado had winds as high as 110 miles per...
Dec 16 2013 // The Florida Supreme Court refused last Thursday to adopt a state rule reflected in a law that creates restrictions on doctors who can testify during medical malpractice trials, agreeing it would have a chilling effect on...
Dec 12 2013 // A Florida insurance agency has launched a new stand-alone insurance policy designed to cover electric-assisted bicycles.The Fort Lauderdale-based Velosurance Insurance Agency is offering the policy that will cover bicycles...
Dec 11 2013 // Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty announced Rebecca Matthews has been appointed chief of staff for the state’s Office of Insurance Regulation.Matthews has been serving in the interim chief of staff...
Dec 11 2013 // Florida insurance agencies and agents have just a few days left to decide whether or not to agree to the state-backed property insurer’s new appointment guidelines.Citizens Property Insurance Corp. revamped its agent...
Dec 11 2013 // Florida’s state-backed property insurer officials announced they are delaying the launch of a new web-based clearinghouse in order to ensure it is working efficiently and to allow more private insurers to...
Dec 11 2013 // Florida Gov. Rick Scott and members of the Florida Cabinet announced Bruce Meeks has been selected to fill the newly created post of inspector general for Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the state’s largest...
Dec 10 2013 // Swett & Crawford, part of Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford (CGSC), a global wholesale and reinsurance broking group, announced two new appointments for its program administrator brand Southern Hospitality...
Dec 9 2013 // Florida CFO Jeff Atwater announced the arrests of nine men as a result of a two-day undercover operation in Manatee County focusing on unlicensed contractors that failed to provide workers’ compensation...