Latest Florida Headlines
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Florida Flood Policy to be Offered in Six Additional States
Dec 30 2013 // A Florida insurance agency that stepped forward last month to offer a private market stand-alone flood coverage policy in Florida has started marketing the policy in six other states. The Gainesville, Fla.-based Flood...
Florida County Gives $100 Rewards for Reporting DUIs
Dec 27 2013 // A program in Florida’s Palm Beach County provides rewards of $100 to people who report drunk drivers to local police. The Safety Council of Palm Beach County said the Mobile Eyes program helps law enforcement...
Report Casts Light on High Cost of Homeowners Insurance in Florida
Dec 19 2013 // Floridians are paying the highest homeowner insurance rates in the nation even though the state has not been hit by a hurricane in nearly a decade. A national report shows the average premium for most Florida homeowners is...
Florida Lawmakers Unveil Plan to Encourage Private Market for Flood Insurance
Dec 19 2013 // With the chances of a federal solution to rising flood insurance rates waning by the day, Florida lawmakers are pressing forward with a bill to create a private market solution to the problem. Florida State Senator Jeff...
NICB: Florida Posts 23% Spike in Questionable Insurance Claims
Dec 19 2013 // Florida’s questionable claims rose 23 percent from 2010 to 2012, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau’s (NICB) 2010-2012 Florida questionable claims referral reason analysis. Questionable claims...
Florida Tornado Damage Estimated at $5 Million
Dec 17 2013 // Seven homes were destroyed and more than 150 damaged by the tornado that struck a central Florida neighborhood Saturday, city officials said. The National Weather Service said the tornado had winds as high as 110 miles per...
Florida Supreme Court Rejects Rule on Medical Malpractice Expert Testimony
Dec 16 2013 // The Florida Supreme Court refused last Thursday to adopt a state rule reflected in a law that creates restrictions on doctors who can testify during medical malpractice trials, agreeing it would have a chilling effect on...
Florida Insurer to Offer Electric Bicycle Coverage
Dec 12 2013 // A Florida insurance agency has launched a new stand-alone insurance policy designed to cover electric-assisted bicycles. The Fort Lauderdale-based Velosurance Insurance Agency is offering the policy that will cover...
Florida Commissioner Announces Appointment of Chief of Staff, Deputy Chief of Staff
Dec 11 2013 // Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty announced Rebecca Matthews has been appointed chief of staff for the state’s Office of Insurance Regulation. Matthews has been serving in the interim chief of staff...
Florida Agents Near Deadline to Accept Citizens’ Appointment
Dec 11 2013 // Florida insurance agencies and agents have just a few days left to decide whether or not to agree to the state-backed property insurer’s new appointment guidelines. Citizens Property Insurance Corp. revamped its...
Florida’s Citizens Delays Launch of Clearinghouse
Dec 11 2013 // Florida’s state-backed property insurer officials announced they are delaying the launch of a new web-based clearinghouse in order to ensure it is working efficiently and to allow more private insurers to...
Florida Officials Select Meeks as Citizens Property Insurance’s Inspector General
Dec 11 2013 // Florida Gov. Rick Scott and members of the Florida Cabinet announced Bruce Meeks has been selected to fill the newly created post of inspector general for Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the state’s largest...
Swett & Crawford Announces 2 Appointments in Florida
Dec 10 2013 // Swett & Crawford, part of Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford (CGSC), a global wholesale and reinsurance broking group, announced two new appointments for its program administrator brand Southern Hospitality...
Florida Arrests 9 Contractors on Workers’ Compensation Charges
Dec 9 2013 // Florida CFO Jeff Atwater announced the arrests of nine men as a result of a two-day undercover operation in Manatee County focusing on unlicensed contractors that failed to provide workers’ compensation...
Florida Lawyer Found Guilty in $800M Insurance Fraud Scheme
Dec 6 2013 // A South Florida attorney has been convicted for his role in an $800 million insurance fraud scheme involving investments in death benefits. A jury on Wednesday convicted 64-year-old Anthony Livoti Jr. of money laundering...
Washington Navy Yard Shooting Victim’s Family Files Suit in Florida
Dec 6 2013 // The family of a woman slain during the mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard is the first to file a lawsuit against the U.S. government and defense contractors over the slaughter that left 12 dead, alleging that...
Homebuilder Lennar Says Florida Jury Awards It $1 Billion Against Developer
Dec 4 2013 // Lennar Corp. said a Florida jury awarded it $1 billion in damages against a California developer, Nicolas Marsch III, who the homebuilder accused of defamation and conspiring with Barry Minkow to extort money from the...
Florida Congressman Proposes Disaster Savings Accounts
Dec 3 2013 // A Florida congressman is calling for the creation of a new federal tax-free savings account that will allow homeowners to set aside up to $5,000 to help strengthen their homes against hurricanes and other natural...
Florida Attracts Interest from Private Flood Insurance Providers
Dec 2 2013 // With increases in federal flood insurance rates looming, two insurance providers have said they are prepared to sell private flood policies in Florida. Their actions come as state officials are trying to provide guidelines...
Florida Physicians Group Reports Patient Data Breach
Nov 27 2013 // A physicians group with offices throughout Southwest Florida has notified 4,400 patients that their protected health information may have been breached. The Sarasota Herald-Tribune reported that an employee at Florida...
