Latest Florida Headlines
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Old Republic Upheld in Asset Transfer of Bankrupt Florida Title Insurer Subsidiary
Nov 26 2025 // Old Republic National Title Insurance Co., one of the largest title insurers in Florida, did not fraudulently transfer assets from a bankrupt subsidiary, and the bankruptcy court did not err in excluding an expert’s...
Businessman, Former Federal Insurance Co. Attorney Hit With $50M Florida Verdict
Nov 25 2025 // In a lawsuit begun more than a decade ago and which led to counter-suits, appeals to the Florida Supreme Court and attention from national tort-reform groups, a Palm Beach County jury has awarded more than $50 million to...
Barge Looted in the Bahamas Returns to Florida but Insurance Claims Mounting
Nov 25 2025 // A barge carrying 192 shipping containers that ran aground in the Bahamas and was quickly looted has returned to Jacksonville, ending a stormy journey that will likely result in millions of dollars in insurance claims. The...
Florida Republicans Oppose Trump Offshore Oil Leasing Plan
Nov 24 2025 // Florida Republicans, including Governor Ron DeSantis, said they oppose a Trump administration plan that could allow new oil and gas drilling in waters off the state’s Gulf Coast. The reactions came in response to an...
White House Plan Targets Florida, West for Coastal Oil Drilling
Nov 21 2025 // The Trump administration is proposing to open new areas off of California, Florida and Alaska to crude drilling as part of a draft blueprint released Thursday that would dramatically expand the sale of oil and natural gas...
People: Alliant Adds Simokonis to Florida Team, Sunstar Names Romero CAO
Nov 21 2025 // Simokonis Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, California, hired Tim Simokonis as senior vice president within its Employee Benefits Group in the Southeast. The Florida-based consultant will serve a...
Florida Reforms Are Paying Off for Drivers. Don’t Mess it up With Repeal of PIP
Nov 21 2025 // For years, I’ve warned that Florida’s legal climate was out of control — driven not by consumers or local businesses, but by a handful of billboard trial lawyers who made fortunes exploiting loopholes in our...
Florida Congresswoman Indicted on Charges of Misusing $5M in FEMA Funds
Nov 20 2025 // A federal grand jury in Miami has indicted U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick and others, charging that they used federal disaster relief funds for her 2021 Congressional campaign. Federal prosecutors said...
Florida Takes Steps to Put Recreational Marijuana on the Ballot Next Year
Nov 20 2025 // Florida elections officials have taken early steps under pressure from activists to advance a proposed initiative to legalize recreational marijuana to next year’s ballot, legal filings show. The procedural move...
Florida Judge Orders Citizens’ Arbitration to Continue, Clashing With Other Order
Nov 20 2025 // The legal battle over Florida’s property insurer of last resort’s use of a state agency to hear claims disputes in arbitration took new turns this week, prompting one policyholder attorney to note that a move...
Former Florida Broker and Texas Man Convicted in ACA Scheme That Paid $180M
Nov 19 2025 // A federal jury in south Florida this week convicted a formerly licensed insurance broker and the head of a marketing firm for their roles in a years-long scheme to fraudulently enroll homeless people in Affordable Care Act...
Florida Approves 6.9% Average Cut in Workers’ Comp Rates But Roofers Are Worried
Nov 18 2025 // Florida’s insurance commissioner has approved a 6.9% average decrease in workers’ compensation rates for the voluntary market for 2026, marking the ninth straight year of rate cuts in the state. The average...
Florida’s Tiawanya S. Wiley Named 2025 National Outstanding CSR of the Year, by The Risk & Insurance Education Alliance
Nov 17 2025 // The Risk & Insurance Education Alliance is proud to announce that Tiawanya S. Wiley, AIAM, Customer Experience Manager for Responsive Insurance in Naples, Florida, has been named the 2025 National Outstanding CSR of...
Florida-Based Neptune Reports $11.5M Q3 Profit After IPO
Nov 17 2025 // Two months after its initial public offering raised more than $368 million, Neptune Insurance Holdings Inc. reported a lucrative third quarter, despite a slight dip in net income. Q3 net income for the St. Petersburg,...
In the Eye of the Storm in Florida: Nimble Insurance Named Bronze Winner
Nov 17 2025 // When Matt Sutika, CEO of Nimble Insurance in Sarasota, Florida, heard that the agency had been named one of the best agencies to work for in the Southeast, he said it validated so much that he and the agency’s...
Don’t Look Now, But Florida’s State Plan, Citizens, Is No Longer the Largest Property Insurer in the Sunshine State
Nov 17 2025 // Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the state-created insurer of last resort, is no longer the largest carrier in Florida. The ranking is seen as a significant milestone in the push for a more stable, market-based insurance...
Car Fleeing Police Slams Into a Florida Bar, Killing 4 and Injuring 11
Nov 12 2025 // A speeding car fleeing police slammed into a crowded bar early Saturday, killing four people and injuring 11 in a historic district of Tampa, Florida, that is known for its nightlife and tourists. An air patrol unit...
Small Plane on Hurricane Relief Mission to Jamaica Crashes in Florida Neighborhood
Nov 12 2025 // A small turboprop plane on a hurricane relief mission to Jamaica crashed Monday morning into a pond in a gated residential neighborhood of the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Coral Springs, killing two people shortly after...
With Earnings Up and Rates Dropping, Big National Execs Celebrate Florida Reforms
Nov 12 2025 // During earnings conference calls last week leaders of two large personal lines insurers commented on affordability issues, highlighting the downward impact of Florida tort reforms on auto insurance prices. “At a time...
As in Florida, Georgia Saw Big Jump in Lawsuits Ahead of Major Litigation Limits
Nov 10 2025 // Florida insurers will no doubt remember the time more than two years ago when one of the largest plaintiffs’ law firms in the state gave notice that it was planning to file tens of thousands of claims lawsuits ahead...
