All the headlines from our Florida Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 6 2024 // Hurricane Debby left at least six people dead Monday along with widespread flooding in the same parts of Florida and Georgia that were swamped by Hurricane Idalia less than a year ago.Debby made landfall near Steinhatchee,...
Aug 5 2024 // Authorities have released the name of a Florida sheriff’s deputy killed in what officials called an ambush shooting that wounded two other deputies as they tried to reach him after all responded to a disturbance in a...
Aug 5 2024 // Hurricane Debby slammed into Florida southeast of Tallahassee as a Category 1 storm after intensifying over warm waters, the latest evidence that this will be a robust season for tropical cyclones.The storm’s top...
Aug 5 2024 // Just as another hurricane hit Florida, the child of a central Florida woman is litigating a claim from a previous storm – Hurricane Ian in 2022. This time, though, the plaintiff claims not only breach of contract by a...
Aug 5 2024 // Reinsurance in Florida’s long-stressed property insurance market was supposed to have stabilized this year – with only moderate rate increases and more availability.But those calmer waters apparently have not...
Aug 5 2024 // As of July 1, home sellers in North Carolina must now disclose previous flood damage to properties. And come Oct. 1, Floridians must make similar disclosures, potentially boosting the demand for flood insurance.The North...
Aug 2 2024 // The National Hurricane Center is keeping an eye on a tropical wave that could strengthen over the weekend, bringing heavy rain to parts of Florida. Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for 50 Florida counties...
Aug 1 2024 // A report from Moody’s Ratings service contends that one good hurricane this year could wipe out the Florida Cat Fund’s reserves, potentially forcing it to place a small surcharge on Florida insurance premiums...
Jul 31 2024 // The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers has named Chenoa Dall vice president and an employee benefits producer, based in Naples, Florida. Dall Dall, originally from Vermont, was previously with Brown & Brown Insurance...
Jul 31 2024 // FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida police union leader blasted prosecutors Monday for bringing a criminal case against four officers over a 2019 shootout with two robbers that left a UPS driver and a passerby dead,...
Jul 30 2024 // Michigan-headquartered Highstreet Insurance Partners, a rapidly growing, multistate insurance agency, has added to its Florida presence with the acquisition of Flagler Insurance Agency, based in Palm Beach, Florida. The...
Jul 30 2024 // Confie, a California-based personal lines distributor, has acquired three insurance agencies in the South, the firm said last week.Affordable Insurance in Hendersonville, North Carolina; US1 Insurance in Miami; and...
Jul 29 2024 // TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A judge issued a final order Friday to overturn a Florida law pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis that attempted to limit diversity and race-based discussions in private workplaces. U.S....
Jul 29 2024 // Allstate’s Florida subsidiaries are continuing to nonrenew thousands of condominium unit policies over the next several months, delivering another blow for beleaguered condo owners across the state.The Palm Beach...
Jul 25 2024 // GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Billy Napier and two co-defendants on Tuesday filed motions to dismiss quarterback Jaden Rashada’s lawsuit regarding a failed name, image and likeness deal worth nearly $14...
Jul 24 2024 // DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida-based Brown & Brown Inc. (BRO), one of the largest U.S. insurance brokerages, this week reported second-quarter net income of $257 million, up from $190 million for the second...
Jul 23 2024 // Communities in southwest Florida will continue to enjoy discounts on National Flood Insurance, at least for now, after federal authorities granted a temporary reprieve to punitive actions taken over inappropriate...
Jul 22 2024 // WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department is warning that state laws that restrict banks from considering environmental, social and governance factors could harm efforts to address money laundering and terrorism...
Jul 22 2024 // Reinsurance in Florida’s long-stressed property insurance market was supposed to have stabilized this year – with moderate rate increases and more availability.But those calmer waters apparently have not reached...
Jul 18 2024 // HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Lisa Bregenzer’s waterfront home was her “little slice of heaven.” She watched sunsets and migrating birds from the porch, the Gulf of Mexico in the distance. There, she...