All the headlines from our Florida Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 8 2023 // The Florida Supreme Court has struck down $16 million in punitive damages against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. as “excessive,” a decision that could bode well for insurers and businesses relying on courts to...
Jan 6 2023 // After a job-site injury left independent contractor Ernest Guthrie paralyzed below the waist, two insurers for the contractor that hired him agreed to pay the full policy limits — $1 million each — only one month after...
Jan 6 2023 // In the celebration over the Florida Legislature’s sweeping insurance reforms approved last month, one statutory change has slipped under the radar a bit – one that insurance attorneys said will streamline the...
Jan 5 2023 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation’s Division of Workers’ Compensation is having a busy January.Starting today, Jan. 5, the Division of Workers’ Compensation will hold meetings on key medical...
Jan 3 2023 // While crews finish final details of a widespread St. Johns County beach repair project, county officials are considering work next year to correct erosion from Tropical Storms Ian and Nicole.“In five to six months,...
Jan 2 2023 // A federal appeals court has ruled that a Florida school district’s policy of separating school bathrooms based on biological sex is constitutional.The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals announced its 7-4 decision on...
Dec 29 2022 // First Florida Insurance Network, headquartered in Palm Coast, is now a part of the King Insurance Partners team. King, a fast-growing insurance brokerage, announced the agreement in a news release. First Florida is a...
Dec 29 2022 // Florida’s citrus, fruit and vegetable crops appear to have escaped any widespread damage from some of the coldest weather in years, officials with state growers associations said Tuesday.A cloud cover helped protect...
Dec 28 2022 // You’re not imagining it: Miami-Dade County has gotten hotter in the last fifty years, a trend that’s set to continue if climate change remains unchecked.That’s more than a discomfort for residents in...
Dec 27 2022 // Florida officials have taken strong action against two of the insurance industry’s most-detested adversaries, disbarring a notorious plaintiffs’ attorney who filed thousands of frivolous claims lawsuits, and...
Dec 22 2022 // He waited until the Florida Legislature had passed long-sought reforms, but now Citizens Property Insurance Corp. CEO Barry Gilway is ready to retire after almost 11 years at the helm.Gilway announced at the Citizens Board...
Dec 20 2022 // Ascendant Names Three Marketing RepsAscendant Insurance Solutions, based in Coral Gables, Florida, has named three new marketing representatives. Jackie Cook, with more than 30 years of experience in commercial and...
Dec 19 2022 // Boston-based broker Risk Strategies announced it has acquired Statewide Condominium Insurance, a Vero Beach, Florida, retail broker focused on the condominium and apartment complex sectors.Founded in 1996, Statewide...
Dec 19 2022 // Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a sweeping property insurance bill on Friday. How much and when it will work to stabilize the stormy market are among the questions being asked.One of the key goals of the legislation is to...
Dec 15 2022 // Florida’s insurance commissioner on Thursday announced his resignation, effective Dec. 28, surprising some in the industry despite rumors that have swirled for the past few days.David Altmaier, who has been in the...
Dec 15 2022 // One day after the Florida Senate approved a landmark revision to Florida’s property insurance rules, the House followed suit, perhaps bringing to a close an era of surging claims litigation, insurer insolvencies and...
Dec 14 2022 // Do some Florida property insurance companies hire independent adjusters to inspect property claims, then routinely alter their inspection reports to reduce estimated losses?Yes, and it’s a widespread and fraudulent...
Dec 13 2022 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic.Wildfires continue to be a massive threat to millions of properties across the United States. With the population growing and major metro areas continuing to develop...
Dec 13 2022 // A Florida Senate Committee spent about two hours Monday reviewing a sweeping property insurance reform bill before approving it along party lines – with no changes.All nine Republicans on the Senate Banking and Insurance...
Dec 12 2022 // Production of oranges in Florida this season is forecast to be down 36% from earlier estimates, in part a reflection of twin hurricanes that battered growing regions, according to U.S. Agriculture Department figures...