All the headlines from our Florida Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 8 2011 // Hundreds of Floridians want to opt out of a proposed $53 million federal settlement over faulty Chinese drywall in hopes of pursuing lawsuits in state courts. Attorneys representing the Florida homeowners planned Wednesday...
Sep 5 2011 // Florida officials want an investigation into the role of check cashing services in helping construction subcontractors avoid paying their share of workers’ compensation premiums. Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff...
Sep 5 2011 // David J. Bresnahan has been named president of Lexington Insurance Co., the surplus lines unit of Chartis Insurance. He is succeeding Peter Eastwood, who is moving into his new role as president and chief executive officer...
Sep 5 2011 // Insurance fraud is so big it could be getting its own reality television show.The show, called the “Fraud Dog,” is in pilot production, and will star Linda Webb, a former AIG insurance claim executive and white...
Sep 5 2011 // Florida employers may be under more pressure to document the status of their workers after a panel of state judges ruled that illegal residents who are injured on the job are eligible for workers’ compensation...
Sep 5 2011 // Florida business owners could see their workers’ compensation premiums go up if regulators agree to raise rates by a recommended statewide average 8.9 percent.The National Council of Compensation Insurance (NCCI)...
Sep 5 2011 // Arthur J. Gallagher, Robinson-AdamsArthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired insurance brokerage operations of Robinson-Adams Insurance Inc. in Birmingham, Alabama. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The...
Sep 1 2011 // Florida’s highest court has upheld the so-called “household exclusion” clause in automobile policies that states the injuries suffered by family members residing with an insured driver are not covered...
Sep 1 2011 // Florida highest court will consider whether a $1 million cap on non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases violates the state’s constitution.The Florida legislature enacted the cap as part of a 2003 law...
Aug 30 2011 // Florida officials, law enforcement officers and trade groups are lining up in an effort to stop checking cashing companies from facilitating workers’ compensation fraud in the construction industry.Headed up by Chief...
Aug 26 2011 // A 74-year-old woman who said she was injured after falling in a Costco store in Florida beat back the retailer’s effort to move the case to that state because it was too much trouble to defend itself in New...
Aug 25 2011 // In the annals of natural disasters, it doesn’t get much worse than a major hurricane directly striking New York City and Long Island.Hurricane Irene is on a course that will take it up the East Coast from the...
Aug 23 2011 // Hurricane Irene was expected to strengthen over the next few days and could hit the southeastern United States as a large and powerful storm late in the week, forecasters said Tuesday.The U.S. National Hurricane...
Aug 22 2011 // Hurricane Irene buffeted Puerto Rico with winds and torrential rain Monday, knocking out power and downing trees as it churned westward on a track that will threaten Florida by the end of the week.Local media in the U.S....
Aug 19 2011 // Florida business owners could see their workers’ compensation premiums go up if regulators agree to raise rates by a recommended statewide average 8.9 percent.The National Council of Compensation Insurance (NCCI)...
Aug 19 2011 // When it comes to revised hurricane models, AIR Worldwide CEO Ming Lee has one basic question, “What really is all this big fuss about?”Lee, whose Boston company launched the catastrophe modeling industry in...
Aug 18 2011 // Medicus Insurance Co., a medical professional liability insurance (MPLI) carriers, is now offering MPLI coverage to physicians and surgeons in Florida. Medicus is an admitted insurer in 31 states from coast to coast. It...
Aug 17 2011 // The Florida Supreme Court says Gov. Rick Scott overstepped his authority by suspending state agency rule-making procedures.The justices split 5-2 in the opinion. The majority ruled in favor of a disabled woman who...
Aug 17 2011 // Florida officials are filling out the board of governors for Citizens Property and Casualty Corp.Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater announced the appointments of Nancy Baily and Rob Wallace to the board. Baily is...
Aug 16 2011 // South Florida residents will have their say over the state-backed insurer’s proposed triple-digit increase in sinkhole rates as regulators announced they will hold a public hearing on the issue in Tampa on September...