Latest Florida Headlines
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Nearly 20K Citizens Policies Approved for August Takeouts by Florida Regulators
Jun 6 2017 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has approved the following companies to participate in the August Citizens Property Insurance Corporation take-out period. For the Aug. 22, 2017 Personal Residential Take-Out...
Excess Capacity Continues to Drive Rate Cuts at June Renewals: JLT Re Report
Jun 5 2017 // Reinsurance rates fell for the sixth consecutive year at the June 1, 2017 renewals, according to a market commentary published by JLT Re. JLT Re cited its Risk-Adjusted Florida Property-Catastrophe (ROL) Index which fell...
Florida Man Arrested for Running Shell Company Workers’ Comp Scam
Jun 5 2017 // A Florida man has been arrested for allegedly operating a shell construction company for the sole purposes of selling the company’s workers’ compensation certificate, according to a statement from Chief...
P/C Insurers Positioned to Absorb Hurricane Season: Fitch
Jun 2 2017 // The 2017 U.S. hurricane season may be here, but property/casualty insurers should be able to handle the challenges it brings, Fitch Ratings said in a new report. “Fitch currently has a negative sector outlook on the...
Florida Youth Activist Urges Industry to Step Up Fight Against Climate Change
Jun 2 2017 // Seventeen-year-old climate activist Delaney Reynolds has a message for the insurance industry on the topic of climate change: It’s time to step up and take action against this global crisis. “Your future...
Florida Man Arrested After Torching Business Complex for Insurance Money
Jun 1 2017 // The owner of a business complex in Tallahassee, Fla., was arrested by arson investigators from the Florida Department of Financial Services on charges of arson and insurance fraud, according to CFO and State Fire Marshal...
FCCI Adds Former Florida State Senator Carlton to Board of Directors
May 31 2017 // Former Florida State Senator Lisa Carlton has been elected to FCCI Insurance Group’s (FCCI) board of directors, effective July 1, according to the company. Carlton is the co-owner and manager of Mabry Carlton Ranch,...
Report: Florida Resident Sparked Wildfire With Lawn Mower
May 26 2017 // A lawn mower is being blamed for sparking a wildfire that destroyed five structures in Florida. The Naples Daily News reports that the state’s Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement concluded its investigation into...
1 Dead After Florida Driver Crashes Into Gas Pump, Causing Fire
May 26 2017 // A fire at a gas station ignited by a car slamming into a pump has killed one person in Florida. Local news organizations report the fire erupted at a BP station in Dania Beach on Tuesday night after a driver plowed into a...
Family of ‘Voice’ Contestant Killed in Florida to Refile Suit Against Venue
May 25 2017 // An attorney for the family of singer Christina Grimmie says he will refile an amended wrongful death lawsuit against the promoter and venue where “The Voice” contestant was fatally shot. Attorney Brian Caplan...
Florida CFO: $8M Recovered in Q1 Through Insurance Consumer Helpline
May 24 2017 // Insurance specialists working to assist Floridians through Florida’s insurance consumer helpline recovered nearly $8.1 million in the first quarter of 2017, according to a statement from Florida’s Chief...
4-Foot Sinkhole Opens Outside Trump’s Florida Resort
May 24 2017 // A small sinkhole has opened on the road just outside President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. The Palm Beach Post reports that the 4-foot-by-4-foot (1-meter-by-1-meter) hole was discovered Monday in...
Florida Woman Caught Faking Workers’ Comp Injury Gets Probation
May 23 2017 // A South Florida woman was convicted of fraud May 3 and must serve 18 months of probation after she was caught hitting herself in the head with a ceiling sprinkler at work. The incident happened in October 2015 at...
Florida Motorcyclist Injured After Collision With 10-Foot Gator
May 22 2017 // A man riding a motorcycle hit an alligator that was crossing a rural Florida road, throwing him from his bike. The Florida Highway Patrol said in a news release that 27-year-old Calun Nelson was riding his motorcycle south...
Florida Hurricane Cat Fund Ready for Storm Season
May 22 2017 // The Florida fund that helps private insurers pay out claims after a hurricane continues to be in strong shape ahead of storm season. Estimates prepared by Raymond James show the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund will have...
Family of Florida Man Fatally Shot by Deputy Settles Suit for $2.5M
May 19 2017 // The parents of an unarmed man fatally shot by a Florida sheriff’s sergeant at the family’s nursery announced Monday that they have agreed to a $2.5 million settlement and called for the reopening of a criminal...
Number of Florida Wildfires Tops 2,100 So Far This Year
May 18 2017 // State officials say 170,000 acres in Florida have burned from wildfires since the start of the year. Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam said that more than 127 active fires were burning in Florida as of...
Florida Lawmakers Once Again Fail to Pass AOB Claims Reform
May 15 2017 // Florida lawmakers have once again let slip an opportunity to address insurance claims abuse, as legislation failed to make it through the Senate before the 2017 legislative session ended. This is the fifth consecutive year...
Florida Approves Nearly 1,500 Citizens Commercial Policies for July Takeouts
May 15 2017 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) has approved the following company to participate in the July Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Citizens) take-out period. For the June 20, 2017, Commercial...
Florida Fails to Pass Workers’ Compensation Reform
May 15 2017 // Florida businesses shouldn’t expect relief for workers’ compensation rates, this year at least. The Florida Legislature failed to pass legislation this session addressing 2016 decisions by the Florida Supreme...
