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Baldwin Risk Partners Partners with Affordable Home Insurance of Florida
Mar 2 2017 // Baldwin Risk Partners (BRP), a Tampa, Fla.-based insurance distribution holding company, has partenred with Affordable Home Insurance Inc. (AHI) a Miramar Beach, Fla.-based insurance agency. AHI offers insurance products...
Commentary: Challenge to NCCI Rating Process Could be Significant for Florida
Mar 2 2017 // A Florida court’s review of workers’ compensation rating procedures by the National Council of Compensation Insurance (NCCI) could have a substantial impact on the State. The case, Fee v. Florida Office of...
Florida Starts Issuing Medical Marijuana ID Cards
Mar 1 2017 // Florida health officials who oversee the medical marijuana program have started processing identification card applications for patients and caregivers. The cards, which are issued through the Office of Compassionate Use,...
Florida Man Steals $150K Maserati During Test Drive
Feb 28 2017 // A Maserati is missing after police say a man conned a salesman during a test drive. Police in Boca Raton, Fla., say 45-year-old Michael McGilvary II went to a dealership to test drive a $150,000 Maserati GranTurismo. He...
First Florida Bill Addressing AOB Introduced for 2017 Session
Feb 28 2017 // Florida now has legislation backed by the top Florida insurance regulator and the industry that promises to curtail homeowners insurance abuse under the assignment of benefits (AOB) feature. Senate Bill 1038, filed Feb. 17...
Border Adjustment Would Sock Florida with Hugely Higher Insurance Rates
Feb 27 2017 // In recent years, Congress repeatedly has considered legislation that would have adversely and profoundly impacted disaster-prone states like Florida. Luckily, we were spared passage, over and over again. Unfortunately, a...
Arson Fire Set to Second Florida Mosque in Past 6 Months
Feb 27 2017 // An intentionally set fire damaged a prayer hall at a Tampa-area mosque early Friday, investigators said. The arson occurred at the Islamic Society of New Tampa, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue said in a news release. Fire...
BKS Partners in Florida Partners With D&M Insurance Solutions
Feb 24 2017 // Tampa, Fla.-based insurance brokerage Baldwin Krystyn Sherman Partners (BKS) has partnered with D&M Insurance Solutions, LLC (D&M), a Clearwater, Fla.-based insurance consulting and brokerage firm. The partnership...
Florida-Based SUNZ Taps Bryant as EVP, Chief Legal Officer
Feb 24 2017 // SUNZ Holdings has appointed Theodore “Ted” G. Bryant, Esq. to the position of executive vice president and chief legal officer of SUNZ Holdings and will report directly to Steven F. Herrig, CEO and chairman of...
Proposed Florida Bill Gives Women 10 Years to Sue Doctors Over Abortions
Feb 24 2017 // Women who have abortions in Florida would find it easier to sue the doctors who performed the procedure, under a contentious bill now moving through the state House. But it’s unclear if the legislation – which...
Federal Appeals Court Rules Florida Doctors Can Ask Patients About Guns
Feb 23 2017 // A federal appeals court has ruled that Florida doctors can talk to patients about gun safety, declaring a law aimed at restricting such discussions a violation of the First Amendment’s right to free speech. The 11th...
Florida Hospital Company Reaches $5.5M Settlement Over Stolen Patient Info
Feb 21 2017 // A company that operates six South Florida hospitals has agreed to a $5.5 million settlement with the federal government over patient information that was stolen by two employees. The South Florida Sun Sentinel reported...
CNA Taps Haas to Lead Florida Branch
Feb 21 2017 // CNA has appointed David Haas as vice president of the company’s Florida branch, effective Feb. 23, 2017. In this role, Haas will lead the Florida branch and grow its relationships with producers, accelerate...
Florida Launches Online Workers’ Comp Insurer Database for Employers
Feb 21 2017 // The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation has formed an online insurance company database to assist Florida business owners with obtaining workers’ compensation coverage that protects employees from the...
Florida’s American Integrity Insurance Promotes Waters to VP of Sales
Feb 21 2017 // American Integrity Insurance of Florida has promoted Justin Waters to vice president of Sales. Waters has assumed responsibility for the company’s field sales, internal sales and agency management teams. He will work...
Florida AOB Abuse Update: ‘Alarming Trend’ Reaches Crisis Point
Feb 20 2017 // Assignment of benefits abuse has escalated over the last five years to the point where it is now a serious disruption to Florida’s insurance market. The abuse, which is especially rampant in South Florida, stems from...
Demotech Suspends Florida Insurer Rating Criteria
Feb 20 2017 // Recent Florida Supreme Court decisions and ongoing abuse in Florida’s insurance market have led ratings company Demotech to announce it is changing the criteria it uses when rating insurers in the state. The decision...
NEBCO Insurance Services Expands into Florida, Opens First Office in Naples
Feb 17 2017 // NEBCO Insurance Services has opened an office in Naples, Fla. The Greenwich, Conn.-based independent insurance agency provides asset and lifestyle protection for high-net-worth individuals nationwide. The recently opened...
Florida-Based Main Street America Appoints Bastian as National Account Executive
Feb 17 2017 // The Main Street America Group, a super-regional property/casualty insurance company, has announced the appointment of Anne Bastian to national account executive, a newly established role within the company’s field...
Florida’s CFO Atwater to Step Down After 2017 Legislative Session
Feb 16 2017 // In a move sure to shake up Florida’s political landscape, Jeff Atwater, the state’s chief financial officer, resigned Feb. 10 to take a job at Florida Atlantic University. Atwater, a Republican from Palm Beach...
