All the headlines from our Florida Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 17 2012 // Benjamin J. McKay was named as executive director of the Surplus Line Association of California.The appointment was effective July 16. McKay joins the SLA-CA after a career in both the private and public sector. He spent...
Jul 17 2012 // Maintaining there is no disagreement on the objectives of Florida’s state-backed property insurer, Citizens Property and Insurance Corp. President Barry Gilway says he hopes the insurer will reduce its policyholder...
Jul 16 2012 // The new president of the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. meets with the insurer’s governing board for the first time, looking for consensus on finalizing the insurer’s rate request for next...
Jul 16 2012 // U.S. Gulf Coast states have a higher stake in the amount of money the U.S. government can wring out of BP Plc for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill due to a new law that would divert billions of dollars in potential BP...
Jul 13 2012 // Barry Gilway was appointed president of Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. just a few weeks ago and already he is making public statements about how he intends to restore the state-owned company’s...
Jul 11 2012 // The family of a woman killed in a drug-related shooting will receive $1 million from the property owner for a wrongful death claim.The Florida Times Union reported that 19-year-old Danielle Melton’s twin toddlers are...
Jul 10 2012 // A record-high 3.31 million residential and commercial policies were offered through state-run property insurers of last resort in the United States in 2011, a 17 percent increase over the previous record of 2.84 million in...
Jul 9 2012 // A 2008 Florida law establishing a 48-hour moratorium on public adjusters has been ruled unconstitutional by the Florida Supreme Court on grounds that it restricts commercial speech.The decision was a blow to the insurance...
Jul 9 2012 // Florida Gov. Rick Scott is jetting off for foreign soil again — this time to the United Kingdom.Scott and his entourage left Saturday on a five-day trip that will include a visit to the world’s leading market for...
Jul 5 2012 // A new Florida law seeks to reduce the regulatory burden on agents and adjusters by consolidating some licenses and revamping the education classes they must take to conduct business in the state.Among the changes:...
Jul 3 2012 // Florida regulators are looking to fast track the approval of changes in insurance company property policy forms and coverages after building up a significant backlog due to the numerous law changes enacted in the past two...
Jul 2 2012 // Florida Gov. Rick Scott said his state will opt out of implementing optional portions of the Affordable Care Act that deal with expanding Medicaid and building a public insurance exchange to sell coverage.He said that...
Jul 2 2012 // A trio of constitutionally questionable measures and legislation designed to crack down on no-fault auto insurance fraud are among about 150 new Florida laws going into effect Sunday.A law that bans state and local...
Jul 2 2012 // Florida’s state-backed homeowners insurer has reached into the private sector for its new president, selecting an experienced insurance executive and consultant.The Citizens Property Insurance Corp. board of...
Jul 2 2012 // Gallagher, WhitehavenIllinois-based global insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Whitehaven Insurance Group, Inc. in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Founded in 1994,...
Jul 2 2012 // Florida and Virginia have received good marks in a survey that looks at building codes in hurricane-prone states.The Tampa-based Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety conducted an analysis, evaluation, and...
Jun 29 2012 // Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. has appointed Joe Kinsey to the position of high net worth personal insurance executive for the eastern zone. In his new role, Kinsey has full underwriting and distribution responsibility...
Jun 28 2012 // Florida’s third largest property insurer is seeking a statewide average 14.9 percent increase in property rates as part of a plan to shore-up its fiscal condition while revamping the deductibles and discounts it...
Jun 28 2012 // The U.S. Supreme Court is set to deliver on Thursday its ruling on President Barack Obama’s 2010 healthcare overhaul, his signature domestic policy achievement, in a historic case that could hand him a huge triumph...
Jun 27 2012 // Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty issued an order Wednesday to American Fidelity Services LLC to cease and desist engaging in the unauthorized and unlicensed business of a home warranty association in the state...