All the headlines from our Florida Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 2 2013 // A federal judge has struck down a key Florida medical malpractice law that required a patient to allow a defending physician’s attorney to informally discuss the case with the patient’s other health care...
Oct 2 2013 // A bipartisan proposal to delay federal flood insurance rate hikes that took effect Tuesday is being stymied by a bitter congressional dispute over President Barack Obama’s signature health care law, Sen. Bill Nelson...
Oct 2 2013 // Florida is joining 40 other states in the U.S. where it is illegal to text and drive.The ban is one of more than two dozen laws passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature scheduled that kicked in on Tuesday, Oct. 1....
Oct 1 2013 // Florida homeowner insurer Heritage Property & Casualty Insurance has named Mel Russell as its new chief underwriting officer, executive vice president and director of Sales and Marketing. Russell has 36 years of...
Oct 1 2013 // Global insurance broker Hub International Limited has acquired the assets of Connelly, Carlisle, Fields & Nichols (CCFN), a Clearwater, Florida-based insurance brokerage firm. Terms of the acquisition were not...
Sep 29 2013 // The Mississippi Department of Insurance has filed a lawsuit against the federal government to try to block rates from increasing Oct. 1 in the National Flood Insurance Program.State Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney said...
Sep 27 2013 // Florida’s state-backed property insurer found itself on the defensive in Tallahassee this week as state lawmakers inquired into a deal whereby a private insurer stands to receive millions in exchange for removing...
Sep 27 2013 // Florida’s Consumer Advocate Robin Westcott has resigned to become the vice president of the American Association of Insurance Services, an Illinois-based industry organization that develops standardized forms and...
Sep 27 2013 // Socius Insurance Services Inc., a management liability and property/casualty insurance wholesaler, announced it has hired Matt Dross as vice president, Property /Casualty Practice. Dross will be based in Tampa,...
Sep 26 2013 // When Colin and Joyce Elston bought their Florida dream home in May, they were confident they could afford the three-bedroom, two-bathroom ranch with a pool and a backyard overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway.Now they are...
Sep 25 2013 // Florida automobile insurers are hoping a court lifts an injunction that has blocked portions of the state’s 2012 no-fault law from taking effect.Florida’s First District Court of Appeals recently heard oral...
Sep 25 2013 // By Julie Appleby and Phil GalewitzKaiser Health News Staff Writers Just days before new online health insurance markets are set to open, the Obama administration Wednesday released a look at average premiums, saying rates...
Sep 24 2013 // Panama City has spent tens of thousands of dollars removing dozens of derelict boats as it redevelops its waterfront. But one abandoned former luxury cruise liner is proving to be an especially difficult case.The News...
Sep 24 2013 // Real estate brokers have joined the chorus of those asking Congress to halt some of the changes to the nation’s flood insurance program that will raise premiums for some owners of property in flood zones.At the...
Sep 22 2013 // Florida’s largest insurer could be shifting thousands more of its policyholders away from the state-created company and into private insurance companies.The head of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. announced Friday...
Sep 20 2013 // Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney is prepared to sue the federal government to stop the flood insurance rate hikes triggered by a recent reform law, but it remains to be seen if he can move forward because the...
Sep 19 2013 // Yarden Lee Bracero, 39, a former Allstate employee in Jacksonville has been convicted of diverting insurance claims payments for her own personal use, according to Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater.Bracero...
Sep 18 2013 // A coalition of Florida business and consumer groups is objecting to the state-backed property insurer providing coverage for 180,000 individuals who reside outside of the state and, in some cases, the country.The Stronger...
Sep 18 2013 // Getting out on the open sea, wind in your hair, enjoying the ride with your family and friends.Then there’s the boat payments, storage fees, fuel, maintenance and repair — these costs can quickly sink the dream of...
Sep 17 2013 // Charlie Crist hopes that the hug that hurt him becomes the hug that now heals him.Democratic President Barack Obama embraced Crist, then Florida’s Republican governor, at a 2009 rally. Republican Marco Rubio used the...