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Hospital That Treated Florida Toddler Who Swallowed Battery Sued by Family
Dec 30 2016 // A Florida family sued a hospital for malpractice on Wednesday, saying their baby suffered severe burns because it took too long to remove a coin-sized battery that she swallowed. Parents Cole Parsons and Courtney Thorne...
83 Vehicles Broken Into on Christmas at Southwest Florida Hotels
Dec 29 2016 // Authorities in southwest Florida say they’re tracking down leads after 83 vehicles were broken into around several hotels early Christmas morning. The News-Press reports that the Lee County Sheriff’s Office is...
Ex-Players Drop Case to Force NFL to Pay Workers’ Compensation for Concussions
Dec 28 2016 // The federal court case brought by 38 former National Football League players seeking to force the NFL to recognize chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) as a covered disease under workers’ compensation has been...
500-Plus Oceanfront Homes in Florida Still at Risk Months after Matthew
Dec 28 2016 // Officials estimate over 500 oceanfront homes remain at risk months of Hurricane Matthew swept past northeast Florida’s coastline. According to the St. Augustine Record, St. Johns County officials say all 42 miles of...
Florida Church Struggles to Fix Steeple Toppled by Hurricane Matthew
Dec 27 2016 // The pastor of a Florida church whose steeple was toppled by Hurricane Matthew says it’s painful to see the storm’s damage linger. The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports that the 25-foot steeple remains where it...
Risk Strategies Acquires Advanced Insurance Underwriters in Florida
Dec 27 2016 // Risk Strategies Company, a privately held, national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired business insurance specialist Advanced Insurance Underwriters (AIU), headquartered in Hollywood, Fla. Terms of...
State Regulation Report Card: R Street Grades Them from Best to Worst
Dec 22 2016 // For the second year in a row, Vermont has been graded at the top of the class as having the best insurance regulatory system, while North Carolina has again been graded as having the worst, according to the fifth edition...
Southeast Regulation Report Card: North Carolina Flunks; Florida, South Carolina Dispute Grades
Dec 22 2016 // North Carolina ranks the worst of all 50 states when it comes to insurance regulation, according to a 2016 insurance regulation report card by an insurance industry think tank. The R Street Institute’s 2016 Insurance...
All Risks to Provide E&O Coverage to PIA of Florida Members
Dec 22 2016 // All Risks, Ltd. has partnered with the Professional Insurance Agents of Florida (PIA of Florida), to provide professional liability errors and omissions insurance to its members. Effective Jan. 1, 2017, All Risks will...
Florida Uber Driver Shoots, Kills Would-Be Robber
Dec 20 2016 // Police say an Uber driver fatally shot a would-be robber who tried to ambush him near an upscale South Florida mall. Aventura police spokesman Chris Goranitis told local media that the driver had picked up a passenger...
Vertus Insurance Launches Supplemental Catastrophe Insurance in Florida
Dec 20 2016 // Florida-Based managing general underwriter Vertus Insurance Partners has launched a supplemental insurance policy targeting homeowners in hurricane prone states. Available now in Florida, CAT4Home will provide complete...
Court Rules Florida Workers’ Comp Rate Hike to Remain, For Now
Dec 19 2016 // Florida’s workers’ compensation rate increase of 14.5 percent will remain in effect while a Florida appeals court reviews a legal challenge to the state’s recent ratemaking process. The First District...
People – Southeast
Dec 19 2016 // Columbia, S.C.-native Mark Askins, has joined Iroquois South as a regional manager for South Carolina and western North Carolina. Askins spent more than 20 years with The Hartford, most recently as their Richmond, Va.,...
Florida Ruling Against Insurer in Concurrent Loss Case ‘Not a Surprise’
Dec 19 2016 // The Florida Supreme Court has ruled in favor of policyholders seeking coverage on claims where there is the possibility of multiple concurrent losses but at least one of the losses is covered under their policy. Though the...
Top Florida Stories of 2016: Florida’s Evolving Flood Market
Dec 16 2016 // Before McCarty announced his decision to leave office, he initiated dialogue with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) over the National Flood Insurance Program’s rate making. Citing the fact that the flood...
Top Florida Stories of 2016: McCarty Resigns as Commissioner, Altmaier Takes the Reins
Dec 15 2016 // Kevin McCarty’s decision to resign as Florida’s insurance commissioner at the beginning of the year after 13 years in the position rocked the state’s insurance world. It also set the stage for a political...
Alliant Adds LaBour to Florida Practice
Dec 14 2016 // Property and casualty veteran Mark LaBour has joined Alliant’s growing Florida practice. As vice president within the company’s Alliant Americas division, LaBour will deploy targeted risk management and...
Top Florida Stories of 2016: The End of Florida’s Hurricane Drought
Dec 14 2016 // In September, Hurricane Hermine broke Florida’s hurricane drought that had lasted since 2005. The category 1 storm hit the Florida Panhandle, bringing significant storm surge to the Tampa Bay area before slowly...
Top Florida Stories of 2016: The AOB ‘Insurance Crisis’
Dec 13 2016 // Assignment of benefits abuse has become such a well-known problem in the state of Florida this year that it now just goes by the nickname “AOB.” The issue with AOB comes from when a policyholder suffers a loss,...
Top Florida Stories of 2016: Workers’ Comp Market in Turmoil
Dec 12 2016 // It’s been a tumultuous year for the Florida insurance industry. It would seem the biggest story would be the end of Florida’s hurricane drought as the state got hit by not one, but two hurricanes this year, the...
