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South Carolina Insurance Regulator Issues Emergency Bulletin for Dorian
Sep 3 2019 // South Carolina Insurance Director Raymond G. Farmer has issued an insurance bulletin for Hurricane Dorian to all insurers, adjusters, producers, and other persons licensed and authorized to transact insurance in South...
Update: Southeast Coast Braces for Storm Surge, Winds as Hurricane Dorian Crawls North
Sep 3 2019 // Sep 3, 2019, 11:38 AM EST — Hurricane Dorian is on the move once again, inching northwest and potentially up the U.S. East Coast after bashing the Bahamas for almost two days with high winds and driving rains that have...
Putting Municipal Ransomware Attacks— and Cyber Insurance —in Context
Sep 3 2019 // The ransomware attacks on public entities in Texas, Florida, Maryland, Georgia and elsewhere this year have raised questions not only about paying ransoms but also about the role of insurance in helping these targets get...
Category 5 Dorian Batters Bahamas; Florida, Southeast Coast Await Fate
Sep 2 2019 // Sept. 2, 2019, 7:12 AM EST— Hurricane Dorian, tied as the most powerful storm to hit land anywhere in the Atlantic, battered the Bahamas inflicting colossal damage to property and infrastructure across the chain of...
Update Aug. 31: Hurricane Dorian May Veer Away From Direct Hit on Florida
Aug 31 2019 // Hurricane Dorian strengthened as it churned toward Florida, where forecasters are trying to determine if it will stall near the coast or even fail to make landfall in the state at all. The hurricane’s center was...
J.M. Wilson Hires Allison as Sales, Agency Relations Specialist in Florida
Aug 30 2019 // J.M. Wilson has hired Chad Allison as sales and agency relations specialist in its Hollywood, Fla., office. Allison will be the primary resource and liaison for independent insurance agents in Florida, by offering product...
Moody Insurance of Florida Joins Liberty Company Insurance Brokers
Aug 30 2019 // The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers, a privately held agency on the West Coast, has partnered with Moody Insurance Group of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. This marks Liberty’s first venture outside of California, laying the...
Update: Hurricane Dorian Expected to Be Category 4 Storm When It Hits Florida
Aug 29 2019 // Hurricane Dorian is now expected to become a Category 4 storm with winds reaching 130 miles per hour before it makes landfall on Florida’s east coast, in what would be the first major hurricane to hit the area in 15...
Update: Florida Prepares for Hurricane Dorian; CoreLogic Cites $145B Exposure
Aug 29 2019 // Hurricane Dorian has set its sights on the Southeast coast, with Florida likely to be the state that feels the biggest impact when it makes its U.S. landfall sometime over the weekend or early next week, according to...
Update: Hurricane Dorian Goes Easy on Puerto Rico, Gathers Force Heading for Florida
Aug 29 2019 // Dorian is gathering force as it aims to become the first major hurricane to slam into the Florida’s east coast in 15 years, with winds of at least 115 miles per hour and drenching rains. The hurricane’s center...
Insurtech Kin Insurance Raises $47M to Launch Florida Homeowners Carrier
Aug 29 2019 // Kin Insurance, an insurtech startup focused on home insurance in catastrophe-prone regions, said it has raised $47 million in new venture financing to fuel expansion and a revamped business model. August Capital led the...
Tropical Storm Dorian to Drench Puerto Rico; Then Could Hit Florida as Hurricane
Aug 28 2019 // Tropical Storm Dorian is about to lash Puerto Rico with torrential rains, and then is expected to gain strength and become the first major hurricane to hit Florida’s east coast in 15 years. Chances are increasing...
Update: Tropical Storm Dorian to Sideswipe Puerto Rico, but Heads to Florida
Aug 28 2019 // Tropical Storm Dorian is about to sideswipe Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. And if you live on Florida’s east coast, it may be time to start gathering supplies. Chances are increasing that the storm will...
The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers, Inc. Partners with Florida-based Moody Insurance Group
Aug 28 2019 // Los Angeles, CA, August 28, 2019 — The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers, one of the fastest growing privately held agencies on the West Coast, announced today a partnership with Moody Insurance Group of Ft. Lauderdale,...
Florida Insurer American Integrity Launches Policyholder Home Maintenance App
Aug 28 2019 // American Integrity Insurance Co., a Tampa, Fla.-based home insurance carrier, has introduced a new, free home platform app designed to provide tools and information for customers to maintain their home and...
Florida-Based FedNat Holding Company Makes Changes to Board of Directors
Aug 27 2019 // The Board of Directors of FedNat Holding Company, an insurance holding company, has selected David Michelson and David Patterson as candidates to serve on the board as new, independent directors. As soon as their...
Bridge Span Near Florida-Georgia Line Collapses, Causes 2 Accidents
Aug 23 2019 // Authorities say two motorists have been injured when their cars went airborne over a collapsed bridge span near the Florida-Georgia Line. Officials closed a short stretch of Hutchinson Ferry Road northwest of Tallahassee...
Miami Contractor Arrested Over $737K in Workers’ Comp Fraud
Aug 23 2019 // A Florida contractor was arrested this month for an alleged workers’ compensation fraud scheme totaling nearly $737,000, according to a statement from Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis. Norma Lopez...
Retreat as an Answer to Climate Change?
Aug 22 2019 // Think retreat is never an option? Think again. “Faced with global warming, rising sea levels, and the climate-related extremes they intensify, the question is no longer whether some communities will retreat—moving...
Matiyow Joins Personal Insurance Federation of Florida as VP of Legislative Affairs
Aug 22 2019 // The Personal Insurance Federation of Florida (PIFF) has appointed Scott Matiyow as the organization’s new vice president of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs. Matiyow will serve as a lead lobbyist on property and...
