All the headlines from our Florida Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 3 2025 // At least six property insurers in Florida have opened a new front in their battle against public claims adjusters – policy endorsements that strongly discourage property owners’ use of public adjusters...
Oct 29 2025 // A Florida appeals court on Wednesday struck down the $200 million verdict against John’s Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in the Maya Kowalski negligence lawsuit, a case that had gained worldwide attention and...
Oct 29 2025 // A jury in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday awarded $20 million to the family of a physician who died in 2022, finding that his mesothelioma was caused by his longtime use of Johnson & Johnson talcum powder.Internal company...
Oct 29 2025 // Intense rains that stalled over Central Florida unleashed nearly 20 inches (508 millimeters) of rain in 24 hours, triggering dangerous flash floods that stranded cars and inundated roadways, leaving some closed to traffic...
Oct 28 2025 // Security First Insurance, ranked the 15th largest property insurer in Florida earlier this year, announced it has filed for an 8% average statewide rate decrease for thousands of homeowners policies, making it the latest...
Oct 28 2025 // A commercial truck driver who is charged with killing three people in a deadly crash in Florida in August had failed a commercial driver’s license test 10 times in the span of two months in 2023 in Washington state,...
Oct 27 2025 // Universal Insurance Holdings, parent company of one of Florida’s largest property insurers, reported an improved bottom line for the third quarter this year, even with a steady increase in policies in recent...
Oct 27 2025 // A dark history long buried under the towering live oak trees and manicured lawns of a country club in Florida’s capital city of Tallahassee is reviving painful memories of the community’s segregated past and...
Oct 24 2025 // Extreme ocean heat has eradicated two key coral species in Florida from a 350-mile-long reef that protects the state’s coastal cities from storms and provides habitat for fisheries, scientists have found.A record...
Oct 23 2025 // GEICO is taking aggressive action against medical firms in Florida and New York, accusing them of leading multimillion-dollar, no-fault auto insurance fraud schemes.In a lawsuit filed this month in federal court in Tampa,...
Oct 23 2025 // The ride-sharing company known as Lyft and its insurers are largely protected from negligence and vicarious liability lawsuits in accidents, thanks to Florida’s 2017 statute governing app-based ride networks, a state...
Oct 21 2025 // A south Florida jury on Monday awarded golfing legend Jack Nicklaus $50 million in a lawsuit in which he charged that his former company and business partners tried to harm his reputation.The Palm Beach Circuit Court jury...
Oct 21 2025 // Two weeks after the Kentucky attorney general filed suit, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said his office is issuing criminal subpoenas to Roblox Corp., calling the video gaming platform a “breeding ground...
Oct 20 2025 // Progressive posted $2.6 billion in third-quarter net income last week in spite of taking a nearly $1 billion charge to account for excess profits the carrier will have to return to Florida auto insurance...
Oct 20 2025 // The National Council on Compensation Insurance is again recommending a reduction in workers’ compensation rates in Florida and Alabama, and regulators in both states have scheduled public hearings about the proposed...
Oct 20 2025 // A debt collection agency announced it has launched a subrogration recovery service for insurance companies in Florida and other states. Southwest Recovery Services, a 21-year-old company with offices in Texas, Florida,...
Oct 17 2025 // Stand Insurance has raised $35 million in a Series B funding round to expand its artificial intelligence-powered coverage for homeowners.The company targets insurance markets deemed risky, with policies covering properties...
Oct 14 2025 // At least six property insurers in Florida have opened a new front in their battle against public claims adjusters – policy endorsements that strongly discourage property owners’ use of public adjusters...
Oct 10 2025 // The white sandy beaches along a swath of Florida’s Gulf Coast were battered by three hurricanes last year, leading to a multimillion-dollar effort to repair a coastline that is the region’s economic...
Oct 7 2025 // It’s often insureds who come to Florida from Canada before winter sets in. But this week, it’s an Ottawa-based insurance brokerage that has moved into the Sunshine State with the acquisition of a Cape Coral...