All the headlines from our Florida Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 3 2025 // The Florida Association of Insurance Agents, the largest agent organization in the state, has named Greg Thomas director of professional development.Thomas was previously director of insurance agent and agency services for...
Jun 2 2025 // When Tampa-based Slide Insurance registered for an initial public stock offering last week, one page of the filing quickly had people talking in the Florida insurance industry.On page 132 of the filing with the U.S....
May 30 2025 // After eight years of losses, Florida’s personal property insurance market reported an underwriting profit and a considerable jump in operating income in 2024, the AM Best rating and analytics firm said in a report...
May 29 2025 // No place is more vulnerable to hurricanes in the 50 U.S. states than the Florida Keys.The chain of islands celebrated by singer Jimmy Buffett in his odes to tropical escapism is surrounded by water, jutting out 120 miles...
May 28 2025 // A fiery boat explosion near Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Memorial Day sent 11 people to the hospital, many suffering from burns, officials said Tuesday.The 39-foot (12-meter) Sea Ray boat had 15 people on board when the...
May 28 2025 // Immigration officials said Tomás Hernández worked in high-level posts for Cuba’s foreign intelligence agency for decades before migrating to the United States to pursue the American dream.The 71-year-old was...
May 27 2025 // Four years after it was founded, Florida-based Slide Insurance plans to go public.The holding company for the Tampa-headquartered company, which has more than 343,000 policies in Florida, last week filed registration...
May 23 2025 // Owners of dangerous dogs in Florida will soon have to secure at least $100,000 in liability insurance coverage after the governor signed House Bill 593 into law this week.Also known as the Pam Rock Act after a mail carrier...
May 22 2025 // A British aviation firm contends in a lawsuit that a Florida aircraft management company failed to properly inspect a Learjet, botched repairs to landing gear – which allegedly caused a tire blowout on landing – then...
May 21 2025 // U.S. health officials are investigating a new outbreak of salmonella illnesses tied to a Florida grower whose tainted cucumbers were linked to more than 550 illnesses last year.Cucumbers grown by Florida-based Bedner...
May 20 2025 // A federal jury awarded $405,083 to a veteran in a disability discrimination case against a St. Petersburg, Florida, senior living facility and its operating companies, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
May 19 2025 // Consumer complaints about property-casualty insurers in Florida have more than doubled in the last five years and are on track to reach a new high in 2025, according to data provided by Florida regulators. Insurance...
May 16 2025 // The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday declined to consider a petition in a condominium insurance case, leaving in place conflicting rulings from Florida appeals courts.The non-decision in American Coastal Insurance vs....
May 16 2025 // Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a measure Thursday prohibiting local governments from adding fluoride to their water systems, making it the second state in the country after Utah to implement a statewide ban on...
May 13 2025 // Sarasota-based Centauri Specialty Insurance, now part of Arbol’s Lilypad Insurance Holdings, used non-appointed adjusters in the wake of Hurricane Ian in 2022 and has agreed to pay a $100,000 fine to Florida...
May 13 2025 // A grand jury in Orlando last week indicted four Honduran nationals for allegedly operating an off-the-books cash payroll scheme for construction workers that defrauded workers’ compensation insurers and avoided...
May 13 2025 // A Sarasota County sheriff’s deputy used excessive force on a handicapped, 100-pound driver in 2020 and is not entitled to immunity from lawsuits, a federal appeals court ruled in a case that could affect...
May 12 2025 // Tornadoes, strong winds and flash flooding hit parts of north Florida and Alabama over the weekend, damaging dozens of homes and commercial and farm structures, weather and local news sites reported. In the Florida...
May 9 2025 // Ken Griffin’s Citadel is putting its Florida lobbying muscle behind an effort to allow four-year non-compete clauses and garden leaves in its home state, tightening employers’ hold on well-paid staffers and...
May 8 2025 // MIAMI (AP) — A South Florida jury has awarded $3 million to a man who was severely injured by a defective airbag in a 2020 crash.Miami-Dade jurors reached a verdict for Jose Hernandez on Thursday, according to court...