Latest Florida Headlines
All the headlines from our Florida Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Citizens Assesses Hurricane Response as 2016 Season Comes to a Close
Dec 1 2016 // Citizens Property Insurance Corporation expressed satisfaction with its response efforts to the first hurricanes to hit Florida in more than a decade as the end of the 2016 hurricane season officially ended Nov....
Maximum Adds P&C Expert Murray to Florida Office
Dec 1 2016 // Maximum, an independent, Chicago-based excess and surplus lines wholesaler, has added Michelle Murray, who has a property and casualty background, to its office in Tampa, Fla. Murray is a Tampa native and will offer...
Sirius May Settle Music Copyright Suit Brought by The Turtles for $100M
Nov 30 2016 // Sirius XM Holdings Inc. may pay close to $100 million after settling a copyright lawsuit brought by founding members of the 1960s band The Turtles over the satellite radio company’s broadcast of songs made before...
Florida Appeals Judge’s Order Halting 14.5% Workers’ Comp Rate Increase
Nov 29 2016 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) is appealing a court order invalidating its approved 14.5 rate increase on Florida workers’ compensation rates that was set to take effect Dec. 1. OIR filed its Notice...
Judge Halts Florida’s 14.5% Workers’ Compensation Hike Set for Dec. 1
Nov 27 2016 // A Florida circuit judge has blocked a 14.5 percent workers’ compensation rate increase due to go into effect Dec. 1 after finding that the insurers’ rating organization and state officials did not comply with...
U.S. Senator Wants Federal Investigation Into Florida’s Use of Driver Records
Nov 23 2016 // U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson wants a federal investigation of how Florida uses the personal information of its 15 million licensed drivers. The Florida Democrat wrote U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Friday asking her to...
Unlicensed Miami Agent Faces 72 Felony Counts for Stealing Escrow Payments
Nov 23 2016 // A Miami man has been arrested for alleged unlicensed insurance activity that resulted in the theft of at least $48,507 in escrow payments from 10 South Florida homeowners. The Florida Department of Financial...
How Tech Can Turn the Tide of Flood Insurance
Nov 21 2016 // As residents of coastal Louisiana, New York and New Jersey have discovered, a house with a sea view can carry a serious and soggy downside. In terms of storms and their severity, a building’s location has never...
Former Florida Commissioner McCarty Recognized for International Insurance Work
Nov 15 2016 // The International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) has recognized former Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin M. McCarty for his service to international insurance regulation. McCarty is a past president of the...
Florida Becomes 26th State to Approve Medical Marijuana
Nov 14 2016 // Florida voters approved a state constitutional amendment last week to legalize medical marijuana, broadening access to pot beyond the limited therapeutic uses approved by the legislature two years ago. Amendment 2 passed...
What Happens When Golf Carts Hit the Streets
Nov 10 2016 // At retirement communities from California to Florida, golf carts have become a way of life. They’re energy-efficient, cheaper to buy and maintain than regular cars, and, seniors say, fun to drive. For many,...
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Review Challenge to Florida Workers’ Comp System
Nov 10 2016 // The United States Supreme Court has refused to review a Florida case challenging the state’s entire workers’ compensation system, which could be seen as the state’s only reprieve on workers’ comp...
Florida Plastic Recycler to Pay $424K in Back Wages to Workers
Nov 9 2016 // The U.S. Department of Labor says a Florida plastic recycler will pay $424,537 in back wages to 195 employees for violating overtime and record-keeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. In a news release issued...
MarketScout Taps Rice to Lead Expansion of High Net Worth Practice in Florida
Nov 8 2016 // MarketScout has expanded its specialty high net worth practice in Tampa, Fla., with the addition of Craig Rice as the newest production broker for the Private Client Solutions division. In his new role with MarketScout,...
People – Southeast
Nov 7 2016 // Brightway, Riverside has added Adam Plante to its Jacksonville, Fla., location. Plante has experience in contracts and sales and earned his law degree from State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law and a...
Florida Police Union Says Officers With Zika Entitled to Workers’ Comp
Nov 4 2016 // Police union officials want Florida lawmakers to extend workers’ compensation to first responders with Zika. Florida Fraternal Order of Police President Bobby Jenkins said Tuesday that emergency responders should be...
Company Behind Giant Florida Sinkhole Hopes it Will be Plugged by Spring
Nov 1 2016 // A massive sinkhole at a fertilizer plant should be plugged by spring, months after contaminated water and waste began flowing into Florida’s main drinking water aquifer, the company said Friday. In an email to The...
Florida-Based Fortegra Taps Rattner as EVP, Chief Underwriter
Oct 28 2016 // Fortegra, a specialty insurer based in Jacksonville, Fla., and a subsidiary of Tiptree Financial Inc., has appointed Mark Rattner as executive vice president, chief underwriter, and head of product management. In this...
FEMA Extends Filing Deadline for Florida NFIP Claims from Hurricane Hermine
Oct 27 2016 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has extended the deadline for National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholders to file claims from Hurricane Hermine. “After productive discussions between...
Clean-Up Deal Reached for Florida Sinkhole that Contaminated Water
Oct 27 2016 // Florida officials have reached a deal with the company responsible for a large sinkhole that resulted in millions of gallons of contaminated water pouring into a drinking water aquifer. The Florida Department of...
