All the headlines from our Florida Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 16 2022 // Ahead of next week’s special legislative session, Florida’s chief financial officer is asking lawmakers for $6.5 million to fund 23 new investigative positions and to launch a public education campaign, part of...
May 13 2022 // A now-suspended Miami lawyer, along with the successor to his law firm, a public claims adjuster and a restoration company, have agreed to pay a total of $1 million to settle a lawsuit brought by Citizens Property...
May 12 2022 // Florida’s homeowners insurance market is in a perilous, precarious position. Florida has not been struck by a hurricane since 2018, yet there have been seven Florida insurer insolvencies in the recent hurricane-free...
May 12 2022 // Florida restaurants have had little success in recent lawsuits against Lloyd’s of London over insurance coverage for shutdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic.On Wednesday, Florida’s 3rd District Court of Appeal,...
May 11 2022 // Boston-based specialty insurance broker Risk Strategies has acquired The Insurance Center of Central Florida (ICCF), a property/casualty insurance and risk management agency based in Melbourne, Florida. Terms of the deal...
May 11 2022 // It’s not just homeowners insurance costs that are high in Florida. A new report shows that Floridians continue to pay some of the largest auto coverage premiums in the country.The BankRate 2022 report shows that the...
May 11 2022 // Three Florida legislators will hold a town hall-type meeting Thursday to gain input from residents ahead of the special session called to examine the state’s property insurance issues.The gathering in Melbourne City...
May 10 2022 // Workers’ compensation insurers in Florida will no longer have to ship posters to their insured employers if a rule change is finalized this summer.The familiar “broken arm poster” has been a fixture in...
May 9 2022 // A Florida power company has agreed to pay a $500,000 fine for a 2017 explosion that left five workers dead.Tampa Electric Co. has pleaded guilty to violating an Occupational Safety and Health Administration standard,...
May 9 2022 // Heritage Property & Casualty Insurance Co. reported more losses for the first quarter of 2022 and a spike in its combined ratio. But company officials said Friday they are taking aggressive steps, including rate...
May 6 2022 // The Walgreens pharmacy company has reached a $683 million settlement with the state of Florida, halting a trial over state claims that the company improperly dispensed millions of painkillers that contributed to the opioid...
May 6 2022 // Premium rates for natural catastrophe risks in Florida continue to be inadequate, which is why Swiss Re is giving that market a wide berth — for the time being, at least.“Historically we believe the Florida...
May 6 2022 // With Florida lawmakers set to convene in less than three weeks to face the swirling winds of the state’s property insurance crisis, Gov. Ron DeSantis has yet to unveil a draft of the reform legislation he would like...
May 5 2022 // Seaglass Insurance Group, with offices in Estero, Florida, is a new managing general agent offering workers’ comp insurance through a national carrier, along with risk management and safety programs. Austin Seaglass...
May 5 2022 // Sentry Insurance Partners is a new, full-service agency based in Miami, with an office in Coral Gables, its principals said in a news release. The firm was founded by Andy Fajardo, a certified marine insurance...
May 4 2022 // Fallout from the infamous Strems Law Firm’s litigation practices in Florida continues.Two years after Coral Gables plaintiffs’ attorney Scot Strems was suspended from practice for filing thousands of...
May 3 2022 // Two insurance company rating firms have joined the call for Florida lawmakers to approve decisive measures to stave off financial disaster for more property insurers.Legislation passed in 2019 and 2021, designed to deter...
May 3 2022 // As in other states that have legalized medical marijuana, Florida has seen a huge increase in doctors, users and dispensary businesses in the last few years, thanks in part to the COVID-19 pandemic.“Cannabis is one...
May 2 2022 // A South Florida man has been charged in connection with what appears to be a new twist on auto insurance fraud.State and local authorities said that Victor Van Vickery, 33, of Delray Beach, claimed to be in a Uber ride...
May 2 2022 // Kennedy Joins EPIC’s VanbridgeEPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a property and casualty insurance brokerage, announced that James Kennedy has joined the firm as a principal with Vanbridge, its financial...