All the headlines from our Florida Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 14 2018 // A judge has rejected a deputy’s claim that he had no duty to confront the gunman during the school shooting in Parkland, Florida.Refusing to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the parent of a victim, Broward Circuit Judge...
Dec 13 2018 // Citizens Property Insurance Corp. will file for a statewide average increase of 8.2 percent for personal lines policyholders – homeowners, condominium owners and renters.The Florida insurer of last resort’s Board...
Dec 12 2018 // Florida-based catastrophe reinsurance broker COIN Re has appointed global property reinsurance professional Andy Crichton as executive vice president, effective Dec. 7, 2018.Crichton will be based in London, England, where...
Dec 12 2018 // State records show home insurers have dropped the policies of more than 87,000 Floridians in the third quarter of this year.The Palm Beach Post reports that state records also show half of the state’s top 10 property...
Dec 12 2018 // A new study released by the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) finds that Florida’s assignment of benefits (AOB) crisis has cost consumers billions of dollars in unnecessary litigation and inflated claim costs...
Dec 11 2018 // Road America Motor Club, a wholly owned subsidiary of international insurer MAPFRE, has added Frank Campolo to the company as vice president of Sales in its Miami headquarters.Campolo will develop and lead Road...
Dec 11 2018 // A South Florida trucking company owner was arrested last month after allegedly selling fraudulent insurance coverage with certificates of insurance totaling nearly $60,000 to local commercial truckers, according to a...
Dec 10 2018 // AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) to B++ (Good) from B+ (Good) and Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “bbb” from “bbb-” of Bankers Insurance Co., headquartered...
Dec 10 2018 // Allied American Underwriters (AAU), a division of USG Insurance Services, Inc., has hired Stan Connally as producer/broker for Workers Compensation in the Tampa, Fla., branch.Connally joins AAU with 36 years of experience...
Dec 7 2018 // A team from the University of Central Florida has won a national cybersecurity competition.UCF’s Collegiate Cyber Defense Team won the U.S. Department of Energy’s CyberForce National Competition last weekend....
Dec 7 2018 // Chris Black Insurance, a Lutz, Fla.-based independent insurance firm, has partnered with Insurance Seguros of America Ricketts, located in Wesley Chapel, Fla. The transaction was finalized on October 10, 2018. Founded in...
Dec 6 2018 // Alliant Insurance Services has made two personnel additions to its private client team in South Florida.Karen Chanin has joined Alliant as VP and will focus on the company’s private client growth strategy, which has...
Dec 6 2018 // An unlicensed contractor operating in the Florida Panhandle has been arrested by the Florida Disaster Fraud Action Strike Force (DFAST) for allegedly conducting roofing repairs following Hurricane Michael, according to a...
Dec 5 2018 // Hurricane Michael created a giant hole in a north Florida town that is threatening a nearby cemetery and public housing duplexes.The Tallahassee Democrat reported Sunday that the October storm caused a crater along a...
Dec 5 2018 // The page has finally turned on the tumultuous 2018 hurricane season, but for the agents who live and work in the Florida Panhandle the story isn’t over – personally or professionally.“We all still feel like...
Dec 4 2018 // Licensed insurance professionals working in the Florida Panhandle have been granted an extension of continuing education deadlines in an effort to help accelerate Hurricane Michael recovery efforts in the region, according...
Dec 4 2018 // USG has hired Kim Steinmetz as producer/broker to its branch in Tampa, Fla.Steinmetz joins the USG team with 16 years of experience in the industry, specializing in large commercial property. She most recently held the...
Dec 3 2018 // Hilb Group, Burns & Eustice Insurance AgencyHilb Group LLC has acquired Michigan-based Burns & Eustice Insurance Agency. B&E has been offering property/casualty insurance products and services to businesses and...
Nov 29 2018 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones on Thursday revealed he’s had some success with his 2018 Climate Risk Carbon Initiative Coal Divestment Follow-Up Survey.Jones said the results of the survey reflect an...
Nov 29 2018 // An elementary school principal in Jacksonville, Fla., has been arrested in an alleged attempt to commit more than $16,000 in insurance fraud related to Hurricane Irma, according to a statement from Florida CFO Jimmy...