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#1 How One Florida Engineer Tried to Blow the Whistle on Plaintiffs’ Expert Witnesses

Sep 16 2024 // He’s been called a “do-gooder,” a “troublemaker” and a whistleblower. And he may be the best friend the Florida property insurance industry has.A mechanical engineer based in Edgewater, George...

#2 How One Florida Engineer Charged Others With Fraudulent Insurance Reports, Testimony

Sep 3 2024 // He’s been called a “do-gooder,” a “troublemaker” and a whistleblower. And he may be the best friend the Florida property insurance industry has.A mechanical engineer based in Edgewater, George...

#3 Are Some Florida Workers’ Comp Judges Bending to the Political Winds on Fees?

Jan 29 2024 // Attorney fees in Florida workers’ compensation cases seem to be part of a story that will never end, and a state appeals court has added new life to the story with decisions that give support to both sides of the...

#4 Sotheby’s, Russians, Theft: Insurer Must Defend in High-End Miami Realty Suit

Feb 23 2024 // In the glittering world of high-end south Florida real estate, One Sotheby’s International Realty is known as one of the biggest players in the market. This month, the firm is handling the rental of NBA superstar...

#5 Property Restoration Industry: A Culture in Need of Repair?

Apr 1 2024 // Jatiek Smith, a Bloods gang member convicted on extortion and racketeering charges in New York, blamed ruthless competition and a culture of violence in the fire restoration industry for the accusations made against him by...

#6 Almost a Year After Idalia, Florida Village Ponders its Future on the Gulf

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...

#7 Experts Say Gun Alone Doesn’t Justify Deadly Force in Fatal Shooting of Florida Airman

May 14 2024 // On the afternoon of May 3, Roger Fortson opened the door of his Florida apartment with a gun in his hand and was immediately shot six times by a sheriff’s deputy responding to a complaint about an...

#8 A Deep Dive into the Diligent Effort (Search) Requirement

Jan 22 2024 // The excess and surplus lines insurance market is a rapidly-growing avenue for the placement of insurance policies in the United States.Many alien (non-U.S.) insurance carriers write surplus lines insurance coverage via...

#9 Liability Reinsurance Crisis Could Be Looming, TransRe CEO Says

Jun 7 2024 // “There could be a liability crisis in reinsurance in a couple of years,” a reinsurance executive predicted this week.Ken Brandt, chair, president and chief executive officer of TransRe, offered the assessment...

#10 Driver of Pickup Charged with DUI After Crash with Bus that Killed 8 Farmworkers

May 16 2024 // OCALA, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Highway Patrol has arrested the driver of a pickup truck that crashed into a farmworker bus early Tuesday, killing eight, on charges of driving under the influence-manslaughter.Bryan...

#11 Berkshire’s ‘Most Important’ Biz Drives Q1 Results; GEICO Still Behind on Tech

May 6 2024 // Berkshire Hathaway continued to deliver eye-popping results for its insurance and reinsurance operations during the first quarter of 2024, with underwriting profits for personal auto insurer GEICO and reinsurance...

#12 Company Linked to MMA Law Firm Still Paid by Florida; Case Highlights Issue with AOBs

Feb 27 2024 // The continuing saga of the Houston-based plaintiffs’ law firm of McClenny Moseley & Associates, suspended and sanctioned for flooding courts with erroneous lawsuits against property insurers in Louisiana, has...

#13 What’s to Come in 2024: Hard Market, AI Expansion, More Catastrophes, Network Consolidation

Feb 5 2024 // No one can predict the future, but insurance professionals are likely the best qualified when it comes to predicting risk. For this special report, Insurance Journal asked industry thought leaders their predictions for the...

#14 Citizens’ Cerio Pushes Back Against Senator’s Questions About Insurer’s ‘Solvency’

Mar 20 2024 // The CEO of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has denied that corporation representatives have been unresponsive to Congressional requests for financial information, in the wake of unsettling comments from Gov. Ron DeSantis...

#15 Pongamia Tree Moves in on Florida Citrus, Promises Climate Resilience, Protein

Jul 8 2024 // An ancient tree from India is now thriving in groves where citrus trees once flourished in Florida, and could help provide the nation with renewable energy.As large parts of the Sunshine State’s once-famous citrus...

#16 Florida Police Union Blasts Prosecutors Over Officer Charges in 2019 Shootout

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,...

#17 After Two Years in the Eye of the Storm, Neal Steps Down From FIGA. Brown Up Next

May 20 2024 // Corey Neal took over as executive director of the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association in early 2022, at the height of what many would say were some of the darkest days for the Florida property/casualty market. Two...

#18 In Florida’s Weed Wars, Griffin and DeSantis Clash With Trump and ‘Pot Daddy’

Nov 5 2024 // In Florida’s weed wars, the big money is going against Governor Ron DeSantis and the financier of his anti-cannabis crusade, billionaire Ken Griffin.The Citadel founder has funded about half of the campaign against a...

#19 In SW Florida, High Home Insurance Rates Are Driving Away Would-Be Buyers

Feb 14 2024 // (Bloomberg) — Florida’s southwestern coast — long one of America’s fastest-growing regions — is losing some of its boomtown swagger as a home-insurance crisis and other soaring costs make homes...

#20 Milton Ravaged One of the Most Popular Areas for Snowbirds on Florida’s Gulf Coast

Oct 24 2024 // BRADENTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The start of “snowbird” season in Florida is only weeks away, but many Florida Gulf Coast beaches, regularly voted some of the best in the United States, are closed to the public...