Latest Florida Headlines
All the headlines from our Florida Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Florida Gov. Scott Seeks Insurance Agents’ Help to Get Out Vote
Oct 23 2014 // Florida Governor Rick Scott is urging insurance agents to do their part to get out the vote as the state’s gubernatorial campaign enters its final weeks. Former Republican Governor Charlie Crist is running as a...
Progressive Announces New Boat Coverages in Florida
Oct 22 2014 // The Progressive Group of Insurance Cos., which insures more than one million watercrafts nationwide, has launched a line of new boating coverage options targeting Florida’s large population of boating enthusiasts....
Maximum Adds E&S Sales Teams in Chicago, Florida
Oct 21 2014 // Maximum, an independent, Chicago, Ill.-based excess and surplus lines wholesale distributor, announced further expansion to its sales team. Chicago additions include Patrick O’Donoghue to the professional practice...
CPCU Society Elects Leadership Council Members
Oct 21 2014 // The CPCU Society elected Leadership Council members for 2014–15 at its annual meeting recently in Anaheim, California. The CPCU (Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter) Society provides resources, educational programs...
‘Fangate’ Stirs Florida Insurance Industry Fears Over Gubernatorial Election
Oct 21 2014 // If Florida’s insurance industry was looking for any certainty about the results of the looming governor’s race between Governor Rick Scott and former Governor Charlie Crist, they didn’t find it after last...
Air Bag Recalls Renew Doubts About Carmakers’ Responses to Defects
Oct 21 2014 // A deepening crisis involving deadly air bags is shaking confidence in the ability of automakers including Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. to ensure the safety of millions of U.S. drivers. Toyota is advising U.S....
Florida’s War On Workers’ Comp Fraud Targets Immigrants
Oct 20 2014 // Jeff Atwater, Florida CFOFlorida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater touted the arrests of more than 100 immigrant agriculture workers last July as an effort to crack down on the costly problem of workers’...
Florida County Not Liable for Boy’s Death on Beach
Oct 16 2014 // A judge has ruled in favor of Volusia County in a family’s lawsuit over the death of their 4-year-old son who was fatally struck by a pickup truck on Daytona Beach. Judge Robert Rouse wrote that Aiden Patrick’s...
Florida Regulators Consider NCCI Request for 3.3% Rate Decrease
Oct 15 2014 // Florida’s workers’ compensation insurers rating agency says its request for a 3.3 decrease in rates reflects a stable market, although it cautioned that pending court cases could severely impact the...
Florida’s Century Risk Advisors Adds Bogdanoff
Oct 14 2014 // Century Risk Advisors in Boca Raton, Fla., has hired Debra Bogdanoff as a commercial insurance advisor for its Professional Practice division. In this role, Bogdanoff will be working with law firms, accounting firms and...
Florida Public Universities’ Corporations Raise Immunity, Disclosure Questions
Oct 13 2014 // The business of Florida’s 12 public universities is supposed to be public like any other state agency. Salaries, contracts, policies and other university business records are supposed to be subject to Florida’s...
Labor Advocates Question Florida Immigrant Workers’ Comp Arrests
Oct 9 2014 // Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater touted the arrests of more than 100 immigrant agriculture workers last July as an effort to crack down on the costly problem of workers’ compensation fraud. But it quickly...
Florida’s Insurance Industry a Big Contributor to State Economy
Oct 8 2014 // Its status as a low-lying peninsula jutting 500 miles into the warmest, most hurricane-active waters in the world makes Florida one of the riskiest places to live. So it comes as no surprise that the cost to insure...
Ex-U.S. Security Chief Ridge, Guy Carpenter, Lloyd’s Launch Cyber Policy
Oct 7 2014 // Reinsurance specialist Guy Carpenter & Co. is launching a new cyber privacy and network protection product with Ridge Insurance Solutions Co., a new Lloyd’s managing agency led by Tom Ridge, former U.S. secretary...
AmTrust Buys Workers’ Compensation Unit from Florida Blue Cross
Oct 6 2014 // AmTrust Financial Services has closed its purchase of a workers’ compensation insurer—a subsidiary of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Florida (Florida Blue)—right according to plan. AmTrust isn’t disclosing...
Best Agency to Work For – Overall
Oct 6 2014 // Team Environment Built On Solid Partnership McGriff-Williams Insurance – Gainesville, Florida Employees at McGriff-Williams Insurance say they enjoy the teamwork and positive culture the agency’s leadership...
People – Southeast
Oct 6 2014 // Insurance broker Hub International Southeast has named Tim Love as president, Employee Benefits, responsible for overseeing employee benefits product and service offerings for Carolina and Florida. Love will be based in...
Plenty of Questions Remain About Citizens Clearinghouse
Oct 6 2014 // Florida’s state-backed property insurer has begun submitting renewal policies through its online clearinghouse to private carriers, but agents believe the process still needs refinement. Citizens Property Insurance...
Florida’s Parasailing Insurance Law Takes Effect
Oct 3 2014 // Florida parasailing operators are now required to have up to $2 million in liability coverage under a new law that took effect Oct. 1. The White-Miskell Act regulates the state’s estimated 100 commercial parasailing...
Florida Arrests 5 on Insurance Fraud Charges
Oct 2 2014 // Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater announced the arrests of five NBRC Roofing Co. employees for allegedly organizing a $525,000 insurance fraud scheme. The Tampa-based company is accused of leaving 97 homeowners...
