Latest Florida Headlines
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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...
Florida-Based HCI’s Insurtech Raises $168M in Initial Public Offering
Nov 5 2025 // Insurance technology firm Exzeo Group, part of Tampa-based HCI Group, raised $168 million in its U.S. initial public offering on Tuesday, pricing its shares within its marketed range and becoming the latest insurance...
Progressive’s $950M in Florida Regurgitation to Mostly Be Credits in Renewals
Nov 4 2025 // Progressive’s insureds in Florida who held auto policies in 2023 and 2024, then switched to another carrier, may not qualify for a refund, despite a state law that measures excess profits over a three-year...
Don’t Look Now, But Citizens Is No Longer the Largest Property Insurer in Florida
Nov 3 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...
Florida, National Groups File Suit Over ‘Anti-Public Adjuster’ Endorsements
Nov 3 2025 // At least six property insurers in Florida have opened a new front in their battle against public claims adjusters – policy endorsements that strongly discourage property owners’ use of public adjusters...
Florida Appeals Court Reverses $200M Jury Verdict in Maya Kowalski Case
Oct 29 2025 // A Florida appeals court on Wednesday struck down the $200 million verdict against John’s Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in the Maya Kowalski negligence lawsuit, a case that had gained worldwide attention and...
Florida Jury Awards $20 Million in J&J Talcum Powder Mesothelioma Lawsuit
Oct 29 2025 // A jury in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday awarded $20 million to the family of a physician who died in 2022, finding that his mesothelioma was caused by his longtime use of Johnson & Johnson talcum powder. Internal company...
Rebuilding Begins After Drenching Rains Flood Parts of Central, South Florida
Oct 29 2025 // Intense rains that stalled over Central Florida unleashed nearly 20 inches (508 millimeters) of rain in 24 hours, triggering dangerous flash floods that stranded cars and inundated roadways, leaving some closed to traffic...
Security First the Latest in Florida to Announce Home Insurance Rate Cut
Oct 28 2025 // Security First Insurance, ranked the 15th largest property insurer in Florida earlier this year, announced it has filed for an 8% average statewide rate decrease for thousands of homeowners policies, making it the latest...
Truck Driver in Fatal Crash Repeatedly Failed Driving Tests, Florida AG’s Office Says
Oct 28 2025 // A commercial truck driver who is charged with killing three people in a deadly crash in Florida in August had failed a commercial driver’s license test 10 times in the span of two months in 2023 in Washington state,...
Florida’s Universal P&C Reports Strong Profits, Policy Growth for Q3
Oct 27 2025 // Universal Insurance Holdings, parent company of one of Florida’s largest property insurers, reported an improved bottom line for the third quarter this year, even with a steady increase in policies in recent...
Plan to Sell Golf Course Built on Slave Graves Sparks Outrage in Florida’s Capital City
Oct 27 2025 // A dark history long buried under the towering live oak trees and manicured lawns of a country club in Florida’s capital city of Tallahassee is reviving painful memories of the community’s segregated past and...
Heat Shock Tips Florida Corals to Extinction
Oct 24 2025 // Extreme ocean heat has eradicated two key coral species in Florida from a 350-mile-long reef that protects the state’s coastal cities from storms and provides habitat for fisheries, scientists have found. A record...
GEICO Sues Medical Firms in Florida, NY Over Alleged No-Fault Auto Fraud
Oct 23 2025 // GEICO is taking aggressive action against medical firms in Florida and New York, accusing them of leading multimillion-dollar, no-fault auto insurance fraud schemes. In a lawsuit filed this month in federal court in Tampa,...
Lyft Protected by Florida’s 2017 Law in Driver’s Miami Crash, Appeals Court Says
Oct 23 2025 // The ride-sharing company known as Lyft and its insurers are largely protected from negligence and vicarious liability lawsuits in accidents, thanks to Florida’s 2017 statute governing app-based ride networks, a state...
Florida Jury Awards Jack Nicklaus $50M in Defamation Suit vs. His Former Company
Oct 21 2025 // A south Florida jury on Monday awarded golfing legend Jack Nicklaus $50 million in a lawsuit in which he charged that his former company and business partners tried to harm his reputation. The Palm Beach Circuit Court jury...
Florida AG Issues Criminal Subpoenas for Roblox, Says Platform Puts Children at Risk
Oct 21 2025 // Two weeks after the Kentucky attorney general filed suit, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said his office is issuing criminal subpoenas to Roblox Corp., calling the video gaming platform a “breeding ground...
Progressive Records $2.6B in Q3 Income After Refunds for Excess Profits in Florida
Oct 20 2025 // Progressive posted $2.6 billion in third-quarter net income last week in spite of taking a nearly $1 billion charge to account for excess profits the carrier will have to return to Florida auto insurance...
Florida, Alabama Hold Hearings on NCCI Workers’ Comp Rate Decreases
Oct 20 2025 // The National Council on Compensation Insurance is again recommending a reduction in workers’ compensation rates in Florida and Alabama, and regulators in both states have scheduled public hearings about the proposed...
Debt Collector Adds Subrogation Recovery for Insurers in Florida and Other States
Oct 20 2025 // A debt collection agency announced it has launched a subrogration recovery service for insurance companies in Florida and other states. Southwest Recovery Services, a 21-year-old company with offices in Texas, Florida,...
