Latest Florida Headlines
All the headlines from our Florida Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Agents Say Some Are Gaming System, Overselling Citizens’ Policies
Mar 19 2012 // Independent agents in Florida are calling on the state-run property insurer Citizens Property Insurance Corp. to staunch the flow of policies from agents employed by direct writers. The independent agents, who represent...
Say Something Nice About Florida Insurance
Mar 19 2012 // Even though there are many problems to be resolved, at least they are out in the open and are being discussed, not buried in some political jargon and dismissed. If we could just get the PACs out of the way… The...
For PIA President Williams, Wanting to Help Keeps Her Motivated
Mar 19 2012 // The trade group the Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) of Florida has about 350 agencies as members. The association has been around for 70 years advocating for agents in Tallahassee and educating them on how to better...
Let the Sun Shine
Mar 19 2012 // It’s time to put some of the sunshine back in the Sunshine State’s insurance outlook. Sure, the property market, Citizens and the hurricane fund remain precarious. But no-fault’s PIP may be on the mend...
Say Something Nice About Florida P/C Insurance
Mar 19 2012 // There is plenty of negativity about the Florida property/casualty insurance market in the press, living rooms, boardrooms and barrooms across the state-and even among many people outside the state with an interest. The...
How Florida Agents Rate Leaders and Prioritize Issues
Mar 19 2012 // There is less consensus when it comes to rating the performance of key players in the state’s insurance marketplace, however. Some public officials get better grades than property/casualty insurance executives as a...
Surplus Lines’ Multistate Clearinghouse Numbers Don’t Work
Mar 19 2012 // Recent data from Florida indicate that the economics for a multistate surplus lines tax allocation clearinghouse are unworkable. There simply is not enough multistate surplus lines tax to support the cost of a...
People
Mar 19 2012 // Florida largest property insurer named a state regulator and former state lawmaker as its interim president. Citizens Property Insurance Corp. announced yesterday that it has hired Tom Grady to take over as president and...
Florida Unclaimed Property Scam
Mar 19 2012 // Florida consumers are being warned of an emerging unclaimed property scam. Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater said scammers have been offering to reunite consumers with unclaimed property for an upfront fee of...
Insurance Exec Blasts Florida Inaction on Hurricane Fund, Citizens
Mar 16 2012 // Florida lawmakers have put taxpayers at risk by not reforming the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund or Citizen’s Property Insurance Corp. in advance of the 2012 hurricane season, an insurance executive has...
How Workers’ Compensation Fared in 2012 Florida Legislature
Mar 15 2012 // While their debates over property insurance and no-fault auto insurance consumed the attention of state officials and the media, Florida lawmakers were quietly dealing with several other insurance issues including...
Florida’s Citizens CEO Wallace to Join Homeowners Choice
Mar 12 2012 // The man who is leaving his post as chief executive officer of Florida’s state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is joining one of the state’s private homeowners insurers. Homeowners Choice Inc. announced...
Florida’s Citizens Assessment Rate to Change Under New Law
Mar 12 2012 // Florida lawmakers have approved a bill that reduces the assessment rate of the state-run property insurer to give policyholders more time to retire deficits. The bill would also reduce the financial pressure on the...
Florida Passes PIP Reform Bill
Mar 12 2012 // Gov. Rick Scott got the legislation he wanted to reform Florida’s mandatory motor vehicle no-fault law and crack down on the abuses in personal injury protection cases that have led to skyrocketing increases for...
Negligence Claims Bills Sent to Florida Governor’s Desk
Mar 12 2012 // A claims bill that would pay $2.4 million to the parents of murdered Tallahassee police informant Rachel Hoffman went to Gov. Rick Scott after a final vote Friday in the Florida Senate. The measure (HB 7131) will allow the...
Florida AG HIres Law Firms to Pursue Gulf Oil Spill Claims
Mar 12 2012 // Attorney General Pam Bondi has hired four law firms to help with Florida’s claims related to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill two years ago. Bondi said the firms will work on a contingency basis, earning 2.5 percent of...
Florida Gov. Scott, Insurance Chief McCarty Oppose Senate PIP Bill
Mar 9 2012 // Florida Gov. Rick Scott has blasted a Senate bill to reform the state’s personal injury protection (PIP) auto insurance system claiming the bill does not provide adequate reform and could make the system even more...
1 of 3 High-Profile Negligence Claims Bills Reaches Florida Gov. Scott’s Desk
Mar 9 2012 // Aaron Edwards squirmed in delight on his mother’s lap in the Florida Senate gallery Wednesday as the chamber passed a bill to compensate him for negligence during his birth at a public hospital 14 years ago that left...
Florida House, Senate Differ on PIP Reform; Special Session Possible
Mar 8 2012 // The Florida Senate has rewritten the House’s bill aimed at reforming the state’s no-fault auto law, adding numerous provisions that are opposed by House lawmakers. As a result, there is a chance that the issue...
Argenia Offers Wrap Around Policy for Florida Citizens Policyholders
Mar 8 2012 // Arkansas-based surplus lines broker Argenia has created a new Florida program designed to cover the reduction of coverage under Citizens Property Insurance Corp. homeowners policies. The program provides high enough...
