Latest Florida Headlines
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Florida Supreme Court to Decide on Medical Marijuana Amendment
Oct 26 2015 // The Florida Supreme Court is going to hold a Dec. 8 hearing on a measure to legalize medical marijuana. The court on Wednesday ordered oral arguments on the proposed amendment. The high court must decide whether or not the...
The Hilb Group Acquires Gentry Insurance of Florida
Oct 23 2015 // The Hilb Group, LLC (THG) has acquired Gentry Insurance Agency (GIA) Inc. GIA is an independent insurance agency located in Apopka, Fla. The transaction became effective October 1, 2015. As an independent agency, GIA...
Florida Couple Charged After Receiving Sinkhole Settlement, Selling Home
Oct 22 2015 // Hernando County, Florida deputies say a Brooksville couple faces mortgage fraud charges after selling their home and failing to notify the buyers about sinkhole activity. The Tampa Tribune reports that Rickey and Frances...
Florida’s Normandy Insurance Promotes Cook to Underwriting Manager
Oct 21 2015 // Florida-based Normandy Insurance has promoted Greta Cook to the position of underwriting manager. Formerly a senior underwriter with Normandy, Cook’s new role will include managing the underwriting team and focusing...
Second Family Files Lawsuit in Florida Over Sunken Ship
Oct 20 2015 // Another lawsuit is being filed on behalf of a crew member aboard the cargo ship that sunk during a hurricane. Court records show the wrongful death lawsuit was filed Monday on behalf of Tina Riehm, widow of third mate...
People – Southeast
Oct 19 2015 // Florida’s Triton Insurance Group, a provider of home, auto, business, motorcycle, umbrella, boat and workers’ compensation insurance, has appointed Cole Millican as its newest agent. Millican has become a top...
Florida Approves Removal of Up to 142,500 Policies from Citizens
Oct 19 2015 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation approved the removal of up to 140,000 personal residential policies and 2,500 commercial residential polices from Citizens Property Insurance Corp. by the following four...
Florida Commissioner McCarty Gives FEMA Deadline for NFIP Rate Data
Oct 19 2015 // Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty has followed through on his promise to State Senator Jeff Brandes to investigate the National Flood Insurance Program’s rating practices of Floridians. In an Oct. 2 letter...
Citizens’ CEO Updates Board on Water Loss Issue, Depopulation Program
Oct 19 2015 // Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s top executive warned the company’s Board of Governors Sept. 30 that water loss claims will continue to hamper efforts to reduce rates for many Florida...
Florida Chiropractor Accused of $1.5M Insurance Fraud Scam
Oct 18 2015 // Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater announced the arrest of Broward County, Florida Chiropractor Eric Wiegandt, 41, on multiple felony fraud charges related to a $1.5 million insurance fraud scheme. A joint state and...
Next Class of Veterans Begins Insurance Career Training at Florida-Based DVIC
Oct 18 2015 // Disabled Veterans Insurance Careers (DVIC) has launched its next class of disabled veteran trainees. The veterans will spend the next six months training and learning the many facets of the insurance industry in order to...
Family of Man on Sunken Freighter Files $100M Lawsuit in Florida
Oct 16 2015 // The family of a sailor aboard the cargo ship that sunk in roiling seas whipped up by Hurricane Joaquin filed a $100 million lawsuit Wednesday against the vessel’s owner and captain. Willie Gary, a Jacksonville,...
Summer Flood Repairs in Florida’s Pasco County Total More Than $100M
Oct 16 2015 // Pasco County, Florida officials have learned that flooding this past summer could end up costing the county more than $107 million in repairs. The Tampa Bay Times reports that the county’s Public Works Manager DiAnna...
Chris Cox Appointed President of Old Dominion Insurance Co.
Oct 16 2015 // The Main Street America Group, a super-regional property/casualty mutual insurance holding company, has appointed Chris Cox to president of Old Dominion Insurance Co., its primary writing company and brand throughout...
Florida Woman Tells Social Media Followers ‘I’m So Drunk’ Before DUI Arrest
Oct 15 2015 // “I’m so drunk,” a Florida driver repeatedly tells followers on the social media app Periscope, staring at her cellphone’s camera, mounted on the dashboard, before she is arrested and charged with...
Surplus Lines Insurance Sees Moderate Growth Thus Far in 2015
Oct 13 2015 // Collectively, the 14 U.S. surplus lines stamping offices have reported moderate growth in surplus line premiums during the first half of 2015. Approximately 60 percent of all surplus lines insurance is processed by...
Florida Approves the Removal of Up To 142,500 Policies from Citizens
Oct 12 2015 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has approved the removal of up to 140,000 personal residential policies and 2,500 commercial residential polices from Citizens Property Insurance Corp. by the following four...
Florida Resident Files $5M Suit Against Volkswagen
Oct 8 2015 // A Fort Myers law firm has filed suit against Volkswagen in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida and seeks more than $5 million in damages, accusing the carmaker of false advertising and other...
Florida Supreme Court Requests Rule Change for Lawyer Referrals
Oct 8 2015 // The Florida Supreme Court is asking the Florida Bar to prepare a rule that would ban lawyers from using for-profit client referral services that aren’t owned by lawyers. The court issued its order Sept. 24, citing...
Florida Man Arrested for Stealing $100K in Insurance Claims from Sandy Victim
Oct 7 2015 // The Florida Division of Insurance Fraud announced the arrest of Naples, Fla., man Daniel T. Phelps, 56, for allegedly stealing two insurance claim payments totaling more than $96,000 from an elderly New Jersey business...
