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Accusations Fly About Immigration Status of Truck Driver in Fatal Florida Accident

Aug 21 2025 // The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Monday that a truck driver accused of making an illegal U-turn that killed three people in Florida was in the country illegally, fueling a verbal tussle with California Gov....

Update: Another Carrier, Vision Insurance Exchange, to Set Up Shop in Florida

Aug 19 2025 // Regulators have tentatively approved another new property insurer for the Florida market – Vision Insurance Exchange – led by former Florida Peninsula Insurance CEO Roger Desjadon.The Florida Office of Insurance...

Florida Peninsula Files for 8.4% Cut in HO Rates, 12% Drop in Condo Owners’

Aug 15 2025 // Florida Peninsula Insurance Co., the ninth-largest property insurance carrier in the state with some 189,000 policies in force, announced it had filed for some of the largest rate decreases since landmark legislative...

A Year Later, Mixed Reactions Over Florida’s $36M Citizens Clearinghouse System

Aug 14 2025 // It was supposed to simplify and speed the process for insurance agents trying to find private coverage for Citizens policyholders, a vital link in depopulating Florida’s oversized insurer of last resort.But a year...

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Florida Complex Where Airman Was Shot by Deputy

Aug 13 2025 // A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against a Florida apartment complex where a member of the U.S. Air Force was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy. The judge said the unnamed apartment employee who called...

Florida Woman Posed as Nurse and Treated Thousands of Patients, Officials Say

Aug 12 2025 // PALM COAST, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman is accused of posing as a licensed nurse and giving medical care to thousands of patients, authorities said.Autumn Marie Bardisa, 29, of Palm Coast, participated in medical...

Florida Farm Identified as Source of Raw Milk That Sickened 21 People

Aug 11 2025 // TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Department of Health has identified Keely Farms Dairy as the source of raw milk that has sickened 21 people with E. coli or campylobacter since January.A manager of the farm in New...

13 Charged in Pennsylvania With Selling Luxury Autos Stolen From Florida

Aug 8 2025 // Pennsylvania law enforcement officials have charged 13 people in a scheme of reselling luxury autos stolen from Florida.Attorney General Dave Sunday said the central Pennsylvania-based criminal enterprise involved...

Florida Reports 21 Cases of E. Coli Infections From Drinking Raw Milk

Aug 7 2025 // The Florida Department of Health said this week that 21 cases of Campylobacter and E. coli infections have been linked to drinking raw milk in the state, including six children under 10.The state health department reported...

Progressive Could Soon Breach Excess Profits in Florida Auto, Triggering Refunds

Aug 7 2025 // Despite a significant reduction in personal auto insurance rates in Florida this year, Progressive may soon find itself in the unenviable position of sending small refunds to thousands of current and former...

Florida Judge Blocks State Agency for Citizens Claims Disputes, But Insurer Appeals

Aug 5 2025 // A Florida judge temporarily halted Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. from sending claims disputes to a state arbitration agency, but a notice of appeal by Citizens automatically suspended the judge’s...

Florida Meteorologist Predicts Where the Next Hurricane Will Hit–For a Price

Aug 4 2025 // Colorado State University’s hurricane research team, perhaps the best-known and most-often quoted forecasting service, in early July revised its prediction for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season downward slightly...

Florida OIR Approves 31.5% ‘Catch-up’ Rate Increase for TRUE, Despite Missed Filings

Aug 1 2025 // Florida’s Office of Insurance Regulation this week approved an average 31.5% increase in homeowner rates for Trusted Resource Underwriters Exchange – one of the largest Florida rate hikes in two years – despite...

Orlando Joins Florida’s Stadium Boom With $420 Million Bond Sale

Jul 31 2025 // Orlando plans to borrow more than $420 million to renovate Camping World Stadium, joining a wave of Florida cities pouring public funds into stadium projects.The city plans to sell about $420 million of tax-exempt bonds on...

Top 5 Auto Insurers File for Average 6% Rate Reduction This Year, Florida OIR Says

Jul 29 2025 // Florida may have had some of the highest property and auto insurance rates in the country in recent years, but so far this year, the largest auto insurers have filed for rate decreases averaging about 6%, regulators...

Florida Regulators Say They Need More Authority to Rein in Slide’s Exec Pay

Jul 28 2025 // Florida’s insurance regulators expressed concern about recent news that Slide Insurance executives took home millions in compensation last year, suggesting that state agencies need new authority to limit pay...

Video Shows Florida Deputies Punching Man. Was He Reaching for Knife?

Jul 24 2025 // A video showing Florida deputies punching and dragging a Black man from his car during a traffic stop has sparked nationwide outrage, with civil rights lawyers accusing authorities of fabricating their arrest report.The...

Police: Florida Man Firebombed Insurance Agency, Is Linked to Competing Agency

Jul 21 2025 // A central Florida man has been charged with shooting at and throwing Molotov cocktails into an insurance agency office in Lake Wales last spring.Lake Wales Police said Jason Roberts was tracked down last week in Jasper,...

Two More Insurers Enter Florida Market as Storm Season Warms

Jul 21 2025 // Two more property insurers put their toes in the Florida market this summer, bringing to 14 the number of new carriers in the state since 2023. It’s another sign that legislative discouragement of claims litigation...

Jury Awards $100M in Shooting Death of Former Florida State Senator’s Son

Jul 18 2025 // A Miami jury this week awarded a former Florida state senator $100 million in a wrongful death lawsuit brought against the condominium complex where her son was shot to death in 2021.Daphne Campbell, who served for eight...