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Florida Surplus Line Service Office Names Young Assistant Director of Agent Services
Jan 7 2016 // Bryan Young Florida Surplus Line Service Office (FSLSO) has promoted Bryan Young to assistant director of Agent Services Young stepped into the role effective Jan. 1 after 10 years of service with FSLSO. During his tenure...
Florida Insurance Commissioner McCarty to Resign After 12 Years in Job
Jan 5 2016 // Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin M. McCarty announced today that he is resigning effective May 2, 2016 after 12 years in the post to pursue other job opportunities, according to the Florida Office of Insurance...
Florida Approves Removal of 71,000 Policies from Citizens for March Takeouts
Jan 5 2016 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) has approved the removal of up to 70,000 personal residential policies and 1,500 commercial residential polices from Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Citizens). The...
NORCAL Mutual Acquires Florida-Based FD Insurance
Jan 4 2016 // NORCAL Mutual Insurance Co. has completed its acquisition of FD Insurance, a Florida domiciled medical malpractice provider for physicians and surgeons. This acquisition expands NORCAL’s national footprint and...
Former NFL Player Sues Florida City Over Bikini Bar Ban
Jan 3 2016 // A former NFL player is suing the city of Jacksonville, Fla., over a law that restricts sexually themed bars. The Florida Times-Union reports that Laveranues Coles filed the lawsuit Dec. 29 in federal court in Jacksonville....
12 Insurance Talks to Hear Before the Ball Drops
Dec 31 2015 // As a property/casualty insurance professional, you had a lot on your plate in 2015. You didn’t get to watch, listen to or read everything you wanted. From the 2015 Wells Media archives, here are some talks you may...
Top 10 Southeast Stories of 2015
Dec 30 2015 // Ridesharing, drones and medical marijuana garnered a lot of attention from the insurance industry in 2015, and readers in the Southeast were no exception. Among the most popular stories in the Southeast included...
Florida Lawmakers to Industry: We Want YOU to Join State Flood Insurance Market
Dec 30 2015 // “We think the time is right for you all to explore the [Florida] flood insurance market.” That was the message Florida Senator Jeff Brandes gave insurance industry attendees at the first ever Florida Flood...
Florida Seeks Information on String of Jacksonville Arsons
Dec 28 2015 // The Florida State Fire Marshal’s Office is looking for information about a string of arsons that occurred early the morning of December 8th, 2015, in Jacksonville, Fla. Around 3:00 a.m., a porch surveillance camera...
Study: Florida’s Crackdown on ‘Pill Mills’ Linked to Fewer Painkiller Overdose Deaths
Dec 22 2015 // A crackdown on Florida’s “pill mills” – clinics dispensing large quantities of prescription painkillers often for cash-only and without proper medical examinations – appears to have dramatically...
Alliant Adds Behnke to South Florida Practice
Dec 22 2015 // Alliant Insurance Services, a nationwide specialty insurance brokerage firm, has announced that Jason Behnke has joined its Alliant Americas division as vice president. The Miami Beach-based Behnke will work closely with...
Flood, Fraud & the Florida Market: McCarty Talks Hot Insurance Topics in 2015
Dec 21 2015 // It was another busy year for the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR). From conducting the annual property/casualty data call and subsequent stress test of Florida property insurers, to working on the depopulation...
Florida Supreme Court Approves Medical Marijuana Ballot Measure
Dec 21 2015 // The Florida Supreme Court has ruled that a constitutional measure legalizing marijuana for medical purposes can be placed on the ballot for next November’s general election. The seven justices ruled Dec. 17 that the...
Citizens Board Clarifies Policy Language for Florida Water Losses
Dec 21 2015 // Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s Board of Governors approved a slate of policy changes Dec. 8 to bolster oversight of water loss claims while continuing to protect policyholders who need immediate emergency...
Best, Worst States for Insurance Regulation
Dec 21 2015 // Vermont, Utah, Iowa, Virginia and Kentucky get an “A” and North Carolina an “F” in one think tank’s annual grading of states on how they regulate the property/casualty insurance industry. The...
Willis Opens ‘Operational Center of Excellence’ in Florida
Dec 17 2015 // Willis Group Holdings plc, the global risk advisory, re/insurance broking, and human capital and benefits firm, has opened its Operational Center of Excellence in Tampa, Fla. Establishing the Center is part of...
McCarty Receives ‘Insurance Man of the Year’ Award from LAAIA
Dec 17 2015 // Kevin McCarty Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin M. McCarty was presented with the Latin American Association of Insurance Agencies (LAAIA) “Insurance Man of the Year” Award on Dec. 4. According to the...
13 Challenges Filed Over Medical Marijuana Licenses Awarded to Florida Nurseries
Dec 16 2015 // When Florida’s Office of Compassionate Care named five nurseries to grow and distribute medical marijuana in the state, many expected there would be a few challenges filed – but not the more than a dozen that had...
BB&T-Oswald Trippe and Co. Adds Associates to Florida Offices
Dec 16 2015 // BB&T- Oswald Trippe and Company has expanded with new associates hires to its Florida offices. . Lisa Feanny has been named a personal lines sales associate for Miami. Feanny has 25 years of experience in the insurance...
Uber Winning Support in States for Classifying Drivers as Contractors
Dec 11 2015 // State legislators in Ohio and Florida are moving ahead with regulations governing Uber and other ride services that would designate all drivers as independent contractors, bolstering a critical but much-disputed aspect of...
