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A.M. Best: Will 2015 Be the Year That Tests Florida Property Insurers?
Aug 3 2015 // The property insurance market in Florida has significantly shifted in market share as Citizens Property Insurance Corp. (Citizens)–the state-run property insurance company–continues to depopulate and move...
The Ins and Outs of Bad Faith Claims in Florida
Aug 3 2015 // Coverage, liability and damages analyses are the three common themes of Florida third party bad faith cases, according to two southeast Cozen O’Connor attorneys. The attorneys presented on the subject during a...
South Florida a Haven for All Types of Fraud
Jul 31 2015 // Need a phony ID? A fraudulent tax refund? Insurance money from a sham car crash? Florida may have just what you’re looking for. Since the first settlers hacked their way into the mangrove tangles and drained much of...
James Appointed Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate
Jul 30 2015 // Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater has appointed Sha’Ron James as the state’s Insurance Consumer Advocate effective August 3. The role of Florida’s Insurance Consumer Advocate is to independently and...
Insurers Warned to ‘Think Before You Snap’ as Florida Drone Privacy Law Takes Flight
Jul 29 2015 // The new Florida drone privacy law could have some unintended consequences for insurers looking to use or insure unmanned aircraft systems (UAM) technology. The Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act (FUSA), which took...
Miami Agent Arrested for Stealing More than $80K from Clients
Jul 28 2015 // The Florida Department of Financial Services’ Division of Insurance Fraud has announced the arrest of Mandy Rodriguez, 35, on felony fraud and grand theft charges after an investigation revealed that Rodriguez, a...
The Doctors Co. Challenging Florida’s Order to Decrease Med Mal Rates
Jul 27 2015 // An order by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation for medical malpractice insurer The Doctors Co. (TDC) to decrease its rates by 15 percent is being contested by the California-based company. A hearing has been set...
A.M. Best Special Report: Florida Property Insurers Remain Untested
Jul 23 2015 // The property insurance market in Florida has significantly shifted in market share as Citizens Property Insurance Corp. (Citizens)—the state-run property insurance company—continues to depopulate and move policyholders...
Data of Nearly 2,000 Customers Stolen by Florida Vacation Firm Worker
Jul 22 2015 // An employee at a Florida company that offers promotional vacations has been charged with stealing reservation documents and then selling the credit card information of more than 1,855 customers to two other people, Orlando...
Insurance Association to Hold 45th Annual Convention and South Florida’s Largest Insurance Trade Fair
Jul 21 2015 // The convention will run from August 5-9 at the Diplomat Resort & Spa Hollywood with the Trade Fair on Friday, August 8th. Miami, FL, June 21 2015—Over 1,000 insurance agency owners, brokers, agents, customer service...
Florida County Fines Lyft For Operating Without a Permit
Jul 21 2015 // The Hillsborough Public Transportation Commission is upholding a previous ruling that the commission can fine the ridesharing company Lyft for allowing drivers to operate without a county permit. The Tampa Tribune reports...
Revamped Florida Driving Test Resulting in High Number of Failures
Jul 20 2015 // Officials for the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles are re-examining some test questions as more Floridians are failing the revamped written driver’s license test. Three out of every five have...
6.6M Atlantic, Gulf Coast Homes at Risk of Storm Surge
Jul 20 2015 // More than 6.6 million homes on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts are at risk of hurricane storm surge with a total reconstruction cost value estimated to be nearly $1.5 trillion, according to an annual report released by...
Uber to Cease Operations in Florida’s Broward County
Jul 20 2015 // The popular ridesharing service Uber has announced it is leaving Broward County, Florida. The company said July 6 that it will withdraw completely from the county on July 31. Uber had previously agreed to withdraw from the...
Florida’s Heritage Insurance Expanding Into Four Coastal States
Jul 17 2015 // Clearwater, Florida-based Heritage Property & Casualty Co. said it has applied to expand into North Carolina, South Carolina, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. “The entry into complementary coastal states positions...
Uber Driver Arrested in Florida City for Violating Ordinance
Jul 17 2015 // Police in Key West, Fla., have arrested an Uber driver following a crackdown on unlicensed vehicle-for-hire drivers. Spokeswoman Alyson Crean told the Miami Herald that 51-year-old Martin Maness was arrested July 10 on two...
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Florida’s 2015 Insurance Legislation Takes Effect
Jul 17 2015 // Below is a list of insurance-related Florida legislation passed by lawmakers in the 2015 regular session. All legislation has been approved by Governor Rick Scott and became effective as of July 1, 2015. HB1133 –...
U.S. Issues Tougher Rules for South Florida Check-Cashing Facilities
Jul 16 2015 // Federal authorities have issued tough new rules on check-cashing businesses in South Florida as part of the ongoing fight against rampant identity theft and tax fraud. The Treasury Department’s order applies to...
Regions Insurance Enters Agreement with Florida’s Ronald F. Holehouse Agency
Jul 16 2015 // Regions Insurance, Inc., an affiliate of Regions Bank, has entered into an agreement with the Ronald F. Holehouse Agency to obtain the firm’s personnel and accounts. Financial terms of the agreement are not...
24 Apartments Near University of Central Florida Destroyed by Fire
Jul 15 2015 // Fire officials say fire destroyed an apartment building at a complex near the University of Central Florida. It took about 60 firefighters to put out the fire at the Tivoli Apartments on the afternoon of July 12. Seminole...
