Latest Florida Headlines
All the headlines from our Florida Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Shooting at Florida Gaming Tournament Highlights Event Security Issues
Aug 30 2018 // A champion gamer’s decision to open fire Sunday afternoon during a video competition in Jacksonville, Fla. – killing two people and wounding nine others before killing himself – has prompted calls from gamers for...
P/C Insurance Industry Delivered Improved Results in First Half
Aug 29 2018 // Mid-year results for U.S. property/casualty insurers and reinsurers show they are on the mend following a trying 2017, according to Fitch Ratings. Operating performance moderately improved for P/C (re)insurers during the...
NCCI Proposes 13% Rate Decrease for Florida Workers Comp, Notes Future Challenges
Aug 29 2018 // Florida businesses could see another significant rate decrease in workers’ compensation rates next year if Florida regulators approve the latest filing from the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI). But...
Serial Arsonist Arrested for Torching RVs at Florida Dealership
Aug 28 2018 // A serial Florida arsonist has been arrested and charged with 10 counts of 2nd degree arson in Palm Beach County for setting fires to $300,000 worth of RVs, according to a statement from Florida CFO and State Fire Marshal...
The Villages Insurance Partners of Florida Promotes Connell
Aug 27 2018 // The Villages Insurance Partners (TVIP) has promoted Rose Connell to Personal Lines executive manager. Connell’s new leadership role will have her working directly with the Personal Lines division to ensure client...
Chairman of Florida Citizens Board Gardner Resigns, Aubuchon Appointed Interim Chair
Aug 24 2018 // Christopher Gardner, chairman of the Board of Governors of Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Florida’s insurer of last resort, has resigned. Gary Aubuchon, formerly vice chair, has been appointed as interim chair by...
Distributors Who Didn’t Get Rich Sue Herbalife Over ‘Circle of Success’ Events
Aug 23 2018 // Patricia and Jeff Rodgers figured they did everything right to get rich beyond their wildest dreams selling Herbalife health and personal care products. They attended all of the “Circle of Success” events,...
Former Jacksonville Jaguar Player Arrested in $78K Insurance Fraud Scheme
Aug 23 2018 // Former Jacksonville Jaguars NFL player and assistant coach Marlon Tarron McCree has been arrested for insurance fraud totaling nearly $78,000, according to a statement from Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy...
Run-Off Venture Targets Florida Auto Insurer Peachtree Casualty for First Acquisition
Aug 22 2018 // International insurance and reinsurance company DARAG and U.S.-based acquisition specialist SOBC have formed a joint venture with SOBC DARAG in Delaware to support DARAG’s expansion into the U.S. and...
Baldwin Risk Partners of Florida Appoints Valentine as Chief Partnership Officer
Aug 21 2018 // Baldwin Risk Partners (BRP), the Tampa, Fla.-based insurance distribution and consulting holding company, is pleased to announce the appointment of John Valentine as chief partnership officer. Valentine joins BRP with more...
A Tale of Two Floridas: Hurricane Irma’s Belated Impact on Reinsurers
Aug 21 2018 // Reinsurers expressed different views of loss developments related to Hurricane Irma, when executives reviewed the impact of the Florida event on second-quarter earnings reports earlier this month. Everest Re was among...
Cabrillo Coastal Launches Flood Coverage Endorsement for Florida Homeowners
Aug 20 2018 // Cabrillo Coastal General Insurance Agency, headquartered in Gainesville, Fla., is now offering a flood endorsement for new or existing homeowners policies for their admitted programs in Florida. Cabrillo’s flood...
How Florida’s Flood Insurance Model Could Work Nationwide
Aug 20 2018 // While Congress works on various reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), the time is ripe for the private insurance market to step up and play a greater role in providing Americans needed flood...
Business Moves
Aug 20 2018 // TrueNorth, Gateway Insurance Services TrueNorth Companies has acquired Iowa-based Gateway Insurance Services, which will adopt the TrueNorth name and brand. With locations in Ames and Iowa Falls, Gateway Insurance Services...
New Florida Insurtech Agency HoneyQuote Looks to Shake-Up Agency Model
Aug 16 2018 // A new insurtech agency has entered the Florida homeowners market space with a rating engine offering quotes from multiple domestic carriers and the ability to purchase coverage in one transaction. HoneyQuote.com, launching...
Scott Declares State of Emergency Over Toxic Algae Bloom on Florida Coast
Aug 15 2018 // Florida Governor Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency in response to the impacts of red tide in Collier, Lee, Charlotte, Sarasota, Manatee, Hillsborough and Pinellas counties. The Executive Order 18-221 will...
Alera Group Acquires Barnes Insurance & Financial Services of Florida
Aug 15 2018 // Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property and casualty, risk management and wealth management firm, has acquired Barnes Insurance & Financial Services (BIAFS) of Florida. BIAFS is a benefits agency with two...
Poll: Most Floridians Say They’re Prepared for Hurricanes, But Not Covered for Flood
Aug 14 2018 // Last year’s intense hurricane season has motivated most Florida residents to prepare for hurricanes that could hit the state this year, according to a recent survey by the Property Casualty Insurers Association of...
Toxic Algae Bloom Devastating Florida’s Gulf Coast
Aug 12 2018 // Tons of dead fish. A smell so awful you gag with one inhale. Empty beaches, empty roads, empty restaurants. A toxic algae bloom has overrun Florida’s southern Gulf Coast this summer, devastating sea life and driving...
Florida United Businesses Association to Offer Lancer Workers’ Comp Coverage to Members
Aug 9 2018 // The Florida United Businesses Association (FUBA) is now offering workers’ compensation coverage to small businesses across the state through Lancer Indemnity Co. of New York. The partnership marks FUBA’s switch...
