Former Broker, Co-Defendant Sentenced to 20 Years in Fraudulent ACA Sign-Ups February 20, 2026 The leaders of a $180 million scheme to sell Affordable Care Act insurance plans to homeless people and others who...
Fla. Insurance Agent Charged With Premium Theft Now in Prison, Has Paid Restitution August 5, 2025 By William Rabb A high-profile southwest Florida insurance agent who pleaded “no contest” to absconding with thousands of dollars in premiums has been...
Brown & Brown’s Profit Climbs on Fee and Commission Growth July 30, 2025 Brown & Brown posted a rise in second-quarter profit on Monday as the insurance broker benefited from higher commissions and...
Florida Bill Passes Making it Easier for Agents to Seek Surplus Lines Coverage May 6, 2025 By William Rabb Starting July 1, Florida insurance agents will no longer need to make a “diligent effort” to find coverage for hard-to-place...
Atlas Insurance Brings Benefits Business Under One Roof March 13, 2025 Atlas Insurance Agency, based in Sarasota, Florida, announced it has acquired its sister company, Atlas Employee Benefits. The firms will...
King Risk Adds to SW Florida Presence with Bruce Hendry Agency January 17, 2025 King Risk Partners, a major U.S. brokerage and insurance agency based in Gainesville, Florida, has acquired Bruce Hendry Insurance in...
Florida DFS Posts Latest Enforcement Actions Against Agents, Adjusters December 27, 2024 By William Rabb Florida’s Department of Financial Services has posted its enforcement actions for much of the last half of 2024, listing 12...
Miami Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty to Keeping $6M in Premium Finance Loans November 21, 2024 By William Rabb A Miami insurance agent has pleaded guilty to defrauding a Georgia credit union by obtaining loans for condominium associations’ premium...
South Florida P/C Insurance Agent Charged With Swiping $131,000 in Premiums November 2, 2023 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports A south Florida insurance agent has been charged with absconding with more than $130,000 in premiums, leaving property owners uninsured...
After Ian Swamped His Office and Home, Florida Insurance Agent Picking Up the Pieces October 6, 2022 By William Rabb John Gardner this week found himself in a position no insurance agent would like to be in: no office to...