All the headlines from our Florida Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 26 2012 // Tropical Storm Debby made landfall near Steinhatchee, Florida on Tuesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. It is the first tropical storm of 2012 to form in the Gulf of Mexico. “Debby is expected to weaken to...
Jun 26 2012 // According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, as of 8 a.m. today, Tropical Storm Debby was still a weak tropical storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, but it was drenching northern Florida and parts of...
Jun 26 2012 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and its federal partners said they continue to monitor and work closely with states potentially affected by Tropical Storm Debby, including Florida, Georgia, Mississippi,...
Jun 26 2012 // Catastrophe modeling firm Risk Management Solutions (RMS) issued the following update on Tropical Storm Debby this morning, Tuesday, June 26:Over the last 24 hours, Tropical Storm Debby (located over the northeast Gulf of...
Jun 26 2012 // Tropical Storm Debby whipped Florida with bands of drenching rain Monday while its center was nearly stationary in the Gulf of Mexico. Its slow progress meant the most pressing threat from the storm was flooding, not...
Jun 25 2012 // Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide issued the following advisory on Tropical Storm Debby this morning:According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, Tropical Storm Debby is the fourth named storm of the 2012...
Jun 25 2012 // Catastrophe modeling firm Risk Management Solutions (RMS) issued the following advisory on Tropical Storm Debby this morning:Tropical storm winds and heavy rain are affecting the northeast Gulf States as Tropical Storm...
Jun 24 2012 // Tropical Storm Debby meandered slowly to the Florida coast on Sunday, bringing strong winds and waves that forced the closure of about a quarter of offshore oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico and spawning...
Jun 22 2012 // Workers’ compensation carrier Normandy Harbor Insurance Co. has hired Robert E. Sublet as director of marketing for southwest Florida. In his new position, Sublet will work with Normandy Harbor’s independent...
Jun 18 2012 // The Florida Association of Insurance Agents installed its new officers and board members for the 2012-2013 at its 108th Annual Convention and Educational Symposium.John C. Laurie has been named as the new FAIA chair for...
Jun 18 2012 // Taking the position that Florida’s subsidized property insurance market is leading to over-development along the state’s coastline, wildlife groups are calling on lawmakers to pass reforms even if they increase...
Jun 18 2012 // State regulators around the county are finally collecting their share of a multimillion dollar settlement reached with American International Group (AIG) in 2010 based on the company’s misreporting of workers’...
Jun 18 2012 // State regulators around the county are finally collecting their share of a multimillion dollar settlement reached with American International Group (AIG) in 2010 based on the company’s misreporting of workers’...
Jun 18 2012 // The failure to strictly follow the requirements for providing policyholders with information about their hurricane deductible does not mean the deductible is unenforceable, Florida’s high court has ruled.The Florida...
Jun 14 2012 // Meet Barry Gilway, 66, Florida Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s new president. Given the challenges ahead, I don’t know whether or not to congratulate him.Gilway has over 40 years of experience in the...
Jun 14 2012 // It’s pretty clear that Florida’s state-run property insurance system is a total mess in just about every way. As Ray Lehmann, me, and others have written the legislature–given sufficient political...
Jun 14 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...
Jun 14 2012 // Until Florida creates an atmosphere of political and regulatory stability, and allows companies to turn a profit, the private market will remain reluctant to write homeowners in the state, said a panel of insurance...
Jun 13 2012 // Lexon Insurance Co. in Hermitage, Tennessee, has agreed to a acquire all shares of Peninsular Surety Co. in Naples, Fla.Pending expectant regulatory approval by the state of Florida, Peninsular will become a wholly owned...
Jun 12 2012 // Toledo, Ohio-based privately owned insurance brokerage firm, Hylant Group, has acquired AGIS, an independent, full-service employee benefits agency with offices in Birmingham, Mich., and Orlando and Jacksonville, Fla.The...