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N.Y. Assemblyman Proposes State-Run Flood Insurance
Mar 5 2015 // A New York State assemblyman says he will introduce a bill to create a state-run flood insurance program designed to serve New York homeowners in flood-prone communities. Assemblyman Phillip Goldfeder (D-Queens) announced...
Alliant Adds Staff to Florida-Based Construction Services Group
Mar 5 2015 // Alliant Insurance Services, a nationwide specialty insurance brokerage firm, has added Charlotte Smith-Wilkes to its Construction Services Group as senior vice president/wrap-up director to lead the expansion of its...
Hilb Group Acquires Florida-Based West Coast Insurance
Mar 4 2015 // The Hilb Group, LLC (THG) has acquired West Coast Insurance (WCI) of Tampa, Fla. The transaction became effective on March 1. WCI will continue to operate at its current location under the leadership of previous owner and...
Who Is Tough Enough for a Conference in Wintry Boston?
Mar 3 2015 // It was 78 degrees and sunny yesterday when Tammy Perdue was packing her suitcase and the local forecast called for more of the same all week. Perdue, general counsel for Associated Industries of Florida (AIF) in...
USDA Seeks Crop Insurance Products for Specialty Crop, Fruit, Vegetable Growers
Mar 2 2015 // The federal crop insurance program would be extended to growers of specialty crops, fruits and vegetables as well as other farmers who have not had access to policies under new rules proposed by the U.S. Department of...
Florida Court: Proof Needed That Drivers Knew of Hit-and-Run to be Charged
Mar 2 2015 // Drivers in Florida can’t be prosecuted for leaving the scene of an accident unless there is proof they knew they were in a crash. The Florida Supreme Court unanimously agreed last week with a lower court’s...
Florida Homeownership Suffered Steep Decline in Last Decade
Mar 2 2015 // Florida had one of the largest declines in homeownership in the nation during the past decade, according to new figures released last week by the U.S. Census Bureau. The homeownership rate in Florida went from more than 73...
All Risks Adds Aimini as Brokerage Underwriter in Miami
Feb 27 2015 // Jorge Aimini has joined the Miami office of All Risks as a brokerage underwriter. Aimini’s responsibilities will comprise of underwriting accounts within the parameters of All Risks’ contract binding agreements...
Florida Republicans Propose Medical Marijuana Bills to Appease Voters
Feb 26 2015 // Republicans lawmakers in Florida who once opposed medical pot are now embracing it, motivated by the strong show of support from voters and worried that another constitutional amendment during next year’s...
Florida Court: GEICO on Hook for $100,000 in Additional Attorney Fees
Feb 26 2015 // A Florida court has ruled that one of the state’s largest automobile insurers must pay over $100,000 in attorney fees under the “additional payments” provision of its liability coverage. The Florida Fifth...
Tobacco Firms to Settle 400 Florida Smokers’ Lawsuits for $100M
Feb 26 2015 // The three biggest U.S. tobacco companies agreed to pay $100 million to settle 400 Florida lawsuits, potentially resolving a group of cases filed after a 2006 ruling by the state’s highest court that made it easier...
Three Arrested in Florida in Unlicensed Clinic PIP Fraud Scam
Feb 25 2015 // Three Central Florida arrests were made by the Florida Division of Insurance Fraud for the operation of an unlicensed clinic in Orlando that was used as part of a personal injury protection (PIP) fraud scheme, according to...
Donald Trump Withdraws Lawsuit Against Florida City Over Noise Ordinance Violations
Feb 24 2015 // Donald Trump has withdrawn a lawsuit he just filed against city officials in a Miami suburb over noise-ordinance violations against his resort. Trump spokesman Ed Russo was quoted by the Miami Herald last week as saying...
Florida Court Upholds Law Banning Open Carry of Firearms for Self Defense
Feb 24 2015 // An appeals court has upheld a Florida law banning people from openly carrying firearms purely for self-defense purposes. A three-judge panel of the 4th District Court of Appeal issued the ruling Feb. 18 in the case of Dale...
PIA of Florida Partners with Windhaven to Provide Additional Market Access
Feb 23 2015 // The Professional Insurance Agents of Florida and Windhaven Insurance have formed a partnership that gives PIA members a direct appointment to write policies with Windhaven Insurance upon meeting minimal criteria. The PIA...
Florida’s McCarty May Have Survived Scott’s Ouster Bid
Feb 23 2015 // Florida’s insurance commissioner appears to have survived in his appointed post for now as a move by the state’s newly re-elected governor to oust him has failed to win support of the other state officials...
Florida’s Citizens’ Recovery Unit Increased Policyholder Refunds in 2014
Feb 20 2015 // Citizens Property Insurance Corp. reports it returned nearly $310,000 in refunds to affected policyholders in 2014 as part of its efforts to recover claims payments of $4.9 million by pursuing reimbursement from product...
Florida’s Tower Hill Prime Now Writing Commercial Lines Products in the State
Feb 19 2015 // Tower Hill Insurance Group has made its commercial lines products available to Florida businesses through Tower Hill Prime Insurance Co. Tower Hill Prime is an admitted property and casualty carrier headquartered in...
Large Product Liability Awards Made Comeback in 2014
Feb 19 2015 // Huge jury verdicts against companies over fatal flaws in their products made a comeback last year, which may foretell more bad news for carmakers with defective parts. Absent for a decade, billion-dollar verdicts returned...
Florida Nurse Charged with Putting Hot Sauce in Patients’ Mouths
Feb 19 2015 // A central Florida woman has surrendered her nursing license after she was charged with placing hot sauce into the mouths of two sleeping dementia patients. Tracie Nellis was charged last summer with battery on a person age...
