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Texas, Louisiana Among States Most at Risk for Storm Surge, CoreLogic Says
May 31 2019 // Some 7.3 million U.S. homes with an estimated reconstruction cost of $1.8 trillion are at risk from storm surge, Irvine, California-based data analytics provider CoreLogic said in its 2019 Storm Surge Report, issued days...
AAA Survey: Floridians Concerned for Upcoming Hurricane Season
May 29 2019 // Floridians are becoming more concerned about hurricane season, after enduring four major storms in the past three years, including a category five last year, according to a survey from AAA. The AAA survey, conducted online...
Gulfstream Insurance Co. of Florida Appoints Natherson President, CEO
May 24 2019 // Gulfstream Property and Casualty Insurance Co. has appointed Ronald E. “Nate” Natherson, Jr. as president and CEO. Ronald E. “Nate” Natherson, Jr. Natherson joins Gulfstream having previously served...
Florida Governor Signs AOB Reform Bill; Law to Take Effect July 1
May 24 2019 // Long-awaited reforms for Florida’s assignment of benefits (AOB) crisis that the insurance industry and consumer advocates say has led to less coverage and higher rates for Florida property owners will officially...
Willis Towers Watson Makes 8 Appointments to Florida Risk Management Operations
May 23 2019 // Willis Towers Watson has made a series of personnel appointments across its Corporate Risk and Broking (CRB) operations in Florida. CRB’s has focused on delivering innovative products to clients with an emphasis on...
Charter Bus Collision in Florida Injures 34
May 22 2019 // Authorities say two charter buses carrying Florida children with learning disabilities crashed, sending 34 people to a hospital with minor injuries. The Tampa Bay Times reports 91 children and seven adults were traveling...
Baldwin Promoted to CEO of Florida-Based Baldwin Risk Partners
May 22 2019 // Baldwin Risk Partners (BRP), a Tampa, Fla.-headquartered insurance distribution and consulting holding company, has appointed Trevor Baldwin as chief executive officer. He will take over for Lowry Baldwin, who will...
State Farm Cuts Homeowners Rates by 14.4% in Florida
May 21 2019 // State Farm has reduced its homeowners insurance rates by an average of 14.4 percent in Florida for current and future home insurance customers. The new rates went into effect May 15, 2019 for new business and July 1, 2019...
Florida InsurTech HoneyQuote to Offer Technology Platform to Business Partners
May 20 2019 // Digital insurance agency HoneyQuote.com launched a new partnership program that allows businesses across industries to use HoneyQuote services for customers to purchase homeowners insurance. As part of the program,...
Why Employers Should Stop Hiring Based on Work History
May 20 2019 // A common hiring philosophy used for generations is being flipped on its head by new research from Florida State University. Screening job applicants based on their prior work experience is often a mistake among employers,...
Florida Gov Signs Bill Making Texting While Driving Primary Offense
May 20 2019 // Florida will become one of the last states to make texting while driving a primary traffic offense under a bill signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday. The new law will also ban the use of any handheld wireless...
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May 20 2019 // National Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) announced that Baptiste Ossena, global product leader of Hull and Marine Liabilities (HML), is assuming additional responsibility as the North American regional head...
Renaissance Alliance Insurance Services Expands to Florida
May 16 2019 // Renaissance Alliance Insurance Services, a membership alliance for independent insurance agencies, has expanded into Florida and has added two Miami agencies to the group, as well as made two senior appointments in the...
Driggers to Lead J.M. Wilson Florida Branch
May 15 2019 // J.M. Wilson has added Keith Driggers as branch manager of its newly renamed Hollywood, Fla., office. Located at 5555 Hollywood Blvd, Ste. 200, the former “Enright & Wilson” office became an official J.M....
Lenders Scolded for Climate Ignorance in ‘Insane’ Florida Deals
May 14 2019 // Hurricane Michael killed seven people and caused more than $6 billion in damage in Florida in October, a toll compounded by warmer, higher seas and wetter air, the signs of climate change scientists have long warned...
Florida Passes ‘Catch All’ Insurance Bill Impacting Surplus Lines, Catastrophe Fund
May 13 2019 // A Florida bill that the insurance industry says will help modernize the state’s surplus lines system, as well as impact property insurer contracts under the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund and reduce “bad...
Miami Bridge Cracks Were Growing ‘Daily’ Before Deadly Collapse: Records
May 10 2019 // Just hours before a pedestrian bridge collapsed and killed six people at a Miami university, engineers confirmed that cracks in the concrete structure “increased in length daily,” according to meeting records...
Florida Governor Signs Bill Allowing More Armed Teachers
May 10 2019 // More Florida teachers will be eligible to carry guns in the classroom under a bill Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Wednesday that immediately implements recommendations from a commission formed after a mass shooting at...
Trump Visits Storm-Damaged Panhandle, Pledges Financial Aid
May 9 2019 // President Donald Trump blamed congressional Democrats for a lagging federal response to the hurricane-ravaged Florida Panhandle on Wednesday, declaring that his political opponents care more about investigating his...
Freeland Joins Assured Risk Cover to Grow Florida Parametric Product
May 9 2019 // Assured Risk Cover (ARC) has hired Tom Freeland as Market president and investor. Freeland will be responsible for growing the revenue streams of its Florida-based StormPeace residential and commercial parametric insurance...
