All the headlines from our Florida Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 10 2023 // A public adjuster cannot act as an appraiser for a homeowner they represent when the insurance policy specifies that the appraiser must be “disinterested,” the Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday.The high...
Feb 10 2023 // Insurance companies in Florida may have to disclose their financial relationships with expert witnesses, but they don’t have to turn over their entire claims files and field adjusters’ notes, at least in some...
Feb 9 2023 // A South Florida Lyft driver who went missing more than a week ago has died, his daughter confirmed Tuesday.Lindsay DiBetta posted on Facebook that the family would be announcing information on services for her father, Gary...
Feb 8 2023 // Investigators with Citizens Property Insurance Corp. are looking into a website that looks a lot like Florida’s largest property insurance carrier but may actually be fraudulent.“These sites typically ask for...
Feb 8 2023 // A Florida nursing home administrator charged with causing the overheating deaths of nine patients after Hurricane Irma in 2017 went on trial Monday, with a prosecutor calling him a “captain who abandoned ship”...
Feb 8 2023 // Kids’ Chance, a charity organization established by the the workers’ compensation industry, has named new board members for its Florida operation.The all-volunteer Kids’ Chance of Florida, like sister...
Feb 7 2023 // A global ransomware outbreak has scrambled servers belonging to Florida’s Supreme Court and several universities in the United States and Central Europe, according to a Reuters analysis of ransom notes posted online...
Feb 7 2023 // A former NFL player was arrested on a misdemeanor driving under the influence charge after troopers say his vehicle rear-ended a pick-up truck that was on the side of a South Florida highway because of a flat tire,...
Feb 6 2023 // Last week, a special session of the Louisiana Legislature passed and funded an effort to deter insurance companies from leaving the Pelican State after a raft of hurricanes wreaked havoc on the financials of several...
Feb 6 2023 // A Florida appeals court has issued a sharp rebuke to an insurance defense attorney, upholding sanctions and charging that he has engaged in a pattern of conduct designed to trigger mistrials.Dale Gobel, of Orlando, made...
Feb 6 2023 // As of this month, most Florida Citizens Property Insurance Corp. claims disputes will now be heard and decided by the state Division of Administrative Hearings, not in a court of law.Officials at Citizens and at DOAH...
Feb 6 2023 // Almost two months after three independent adjusters told Florida lawmakers that insurance carriers have frequently doctored their damage assessment reports, the men said they’ve had no contact from state agencies...
Feb 1 2023 // The Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Board of Governors, in a special meeting Tuesday, surprised some in the Florida insurance industry by naming its general counsel as CEO – without a nationwide search.The board voted...
Feb 1 2023 // One year after Slide Insurance made waves by taking over thousands of policies from a troubled Florida carrier, the young company has done it again.The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation on Tuesday signed a consent...
Feb 1 2023 // The National Council on Compensation Insurance has laid down the law, requiring Florida workers’ compensation insurers to verify employees before arbitrarily charging premium for subcontractors’ exempt...
Jan 31 2023 // Federal authorities in Florida have charged 25 people with participating in a wire fraud scheme that created an illegal shortcut for aspiring nurses to get licensed and find employment.Recently unsealed federal grand jury...
Jan 30 2023 // At least one of Allstate Insurance group’s Florida subsidiaries plans to non-renew 33,000 Florida condominium policies, starting in June.In a notice sent to Florida agents this month, Allstate said its Castle Key...
Jan 27 2023 // After 18 years, a $1.5 billion project was officially completed to repair the sprawling dike around Florida’s Lake Okeechobee that protects thousands of people from potentially catastrophic flooding during...
Jan 27 2023 // Risk Strategies, a national insurance brokerage, has acquired Florida’s Tanenbaum-Harber, a risk management and insurance advisor. Based in Miramar, Florida, Tanenbaum-Harber traces its beginnings to 1860, the...
Jan 26 2023 // After American Integrity Insurance Co. filed for a binding arbitration endorsement on homeowner policies one year ago, many in the industry expected a wave of other insurers to follow suit as claims litigation costs...