Latest Florida Headlines
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Brightway Marketing Manager Mathewson Opens New Agency in Florida
Aug 9 2018 // After four years of building Brightway Insurance into a national brand as the company’s marketing manager, Nassau County resident, Lauren Mathewson, has teamed up with her family to open their own Brightway Agency,...
Seeman Holtz Property & Casualty Acquires JEM Insurance of Florida
Aug 7 2018 // Seeman Holtz Property & Casualty, Inc. is has acquired JEM Insurance Services, Inc, headquartered in Boca Raton, Fla. JEM Insurance Services has been serving the South Florida area for over 13 years. The agency offers...
Wells in Florida Town Test Positive for Chemicals
Aug 6 2018 // Low levels of cancer-causing chemicals have been found in three wells of a Florida town. Satellite Beach City Manager Courtney Barker said Wednesday that the chemicals are similar to ones used in fire extinguishing foams,...
Frontline Insurance Secures First Cat Bond of $350M for Southeast Storms
Aug 6 2018 // Swiss Re Capital Markets has structured and placed the issuance of $350 million of insurance-linked securities by Frontline Re Ltd. on behalf of Frontline Insurance. The transaction is Frontline’s debut catastrophe...
Security First Enters Florida’s Growing Private Flood Market
Aug 6 2018 // A new carrier has entered the Florida flood insurance market with a policy it says will provide better coverage than what is available from the National Flood Insurance Program. Ormond Beach, Fla.-based Security First...
Atlantic Hurricane Season Had Early Start, but Fewer Storms Are Expected
Aug 3 2018 // The Atlantic hurricane season may have gotten off to an early start this year, but it’ll probably end with a whimper — at least when it comes to the total number of storms. Twelve named storms are likely to...
Commentary: How Florida’s Flood Insurance Model Could Work Nationwide
Aug 1 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...
Hite Opens Third Brightway Insurance Franchise in Florida
Aug 1 2018 // Josh Hite, owner of Brightway Insurance agencies in Boynton Beach, Fla., and Bluffton, S.C., is the new owner of an agency in Lake Worth, Fla., making him the first Brightway franchisee to own three stores, according to...
Frontline Insurance Secures First Cat Bond of $350M for Southeast Storms
Jul 31 2018 // Swiss Re Capital Markets has structured and placed the issuance of $350 million of insurance-linked securities by Frontline Re Ltd. on behalf of Frontline Insurance. The transaction is Frontline’s debut catastrophe...
Security First Insurance Co. Enters Florida’s Growing Private Flood Market
Jul 30 2018 // A new carrier has entered the Florida flood insurance market with a policy it says will provide better coverage than what is available from the National Flood Insurance Program. Ormond Beach, Fla.-based Security First...
2 Florida Towns No Longer Designated as Top U.S. Speed Traps
Jul 27 2018 // After being number 1 for almost a quarter of a century, the Florida towns of Waldo and Lawtey are now no longer designated “Traffic Traps” by AAA. AAA’s Florida public affairs director Matt Nasworthy...
Aspen MGA, Tower Hill Specialty Partner on Property Programs in Texas
Jul 26 2018 // Aspen Managing General Agency, a division of Atlanta-based Allstar Financial Group, has partnered with Tower Hill Specialty (THS) to offer property insurance programs in Texas. Tower Hill Specialty offers a range of...
Assured Risk Cover Expands StormPeace Parametric Insurance to Florida Businesses
Jul 26 2018 // Assured Risk Cover, a provider of parametric hurricane insurance, launched a commercial insurance policy for small businesses in Florida under the StormPeace name. The policy contains all the features of the StormPeace...
Seeman Holtz Acquires Lakes Insurance Group of Florida
Jul 26 2018 // Seeman Holtz Property & Casualty, Inc. has acquired Lakes Insurance Group, a South Florida agency specializing in commercial insurance serving thousands of South Florida business owners. With this acquisition, Seeman...
Canadian Insurer Backs Autonomous Car Startup in Florida Retirement Community
Jul 26 2018 // There’s a village in Florida where self-driving cars rule the road, and a Canadian insurance firm wants to come along for the ride. Toronto-based Intact Financial Corp. is investing $3 million in startup Voyage as...
Ratings Agency Ignites Controversy Over Financial Strength of Florida Insurers
Jul 24 2018 // With Florida about to enter peak hurricane season, a state insurance association representing 15 insurers in Florida is hitting back against a recent report from ratings agency Weiss Ratings that identified 10...
Texas Stamping Office: National E&S Insurance Premium Up 9.4% at Mid-Year
Jul 23 2018 // Excess and surplus lines (E&S) insurance premium recorded by the 15 managing service offices in the United States increased 9.4 percent as of the 2018 mid-year point, the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX)...
Appalachian Underwriters Adds Stavrakos to Brokerage Division in Florida
Jul 23 2018 // Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. has added Peter Stavrakos to its brokerage office in Sarasota, Fla. He will be joining the Professional Liability team where he will focus on the coverage needs of both smaller and larger...
Brooks Insurance Appoints Sammons to Lead Florida/Southeast Market Expansion
Jul 20 2018 // Brooks Insurance Agency, a multi-line wholesaler and broker, has hired Robert Sammons as vice president and broker. In his new role, Sammons will be responsible for wholesale brokering and servicing small- and medium-...
Florida Agencies Clegg Insurance Group, Advanced Insurance Brokerage Merge
Jul 19 2018 // Clegg Insurance Group and Advanced Insurance Brokerage (AIB), both in the Tampa, Fla., area – signed off on a new deal last month that will merge the companies’ property and casualty coverage portfolios. Together,...
