Latest Florida Headlines
All the headlines from our Florida Topic Page, ordered by recency.
It Figures
May 3 2010 // 40% The percentage of producers licensed in South Carolina who could lose their licenses if they missed the May 1 deadline for license renewal and completion of continuing education requirements. 38% How much higher the...
Business Moves
May 3 2010 // St. James St. James Insurance Group, based in Orlando, Fla., has re-entered the commercial lines business after a five year absence. The program manager has appointed Dave Stricker, former senior vice president of All...
Gulf States’ Wildlife Reserve, Tourism, Fisheries at Risk from Oil Spill
Apr 30 2010 // A massive oil slick from a blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to reach a wildlife reserve at the mouth of the Mississippi River Thursday as it threatens the environmentally delicate coastline of Louisiana and...
Gov. Crist Signs Florida Parental Waiver Bill
Apr 29 2010 // Businesses such as theme parks and go-cart tracks that offer potentially dangerous fun will regain liability protection for injuries to children that they lost due to a court ruling. Gov. Charlie Crist has signed into law...
Allstate Writing New Business in Florida, Weighs Citizens Policies
Apr 29 2010 // The Florida companies of Allstate Insurance Co. have been writing new homeowners and renters business for several months and have now indicated they may also assume some policies from the state-backed insurer, Citizens...
Florida’s 21st Century Drops Bid to Acquire HomeWise; Gets Rate Hike
Apr 28 2010 // Florida’s 21st Century Holding Co. has dropped its bid to acquire domestic property insurer HomeWise Holdings at the same time it reported that its own Florida property insurance unit it has received approval to...
Greg Gold, CIC, CISR Joins the Atlantic Specialty Lines of Florida Team
Apr 27 2010 // Atlantic Specialty Lines of Florida, the Western Florida office of the independently owned Wholesale Brokerage firm with offices throughout the Mid-Atlantic, announces that Greg Gold, an experienced marketing and field...
Florida Property Insurance Reform Could Happen This Week
Apr 26 2010 // The Florida Senate has got its property insurance reform bill back on the track for the final week of the legislatuve session. After his bill became hung up in debate by amendments last Thursday, Sen. Garrett Richter...
Florida Residents Seek $500 Million in Superfund Lawsuit
Apr 22 2010 // Residents of a neighborhood on the edge of a polluted Florida Superfund site have sued the property owners, seeking at least $500 million to decontaminate their homes and monitor their health. The so-called Cabot/Koppers...
Florida’s SUNZ Insurance Expands Workers’ Compensation to 5 States
Apr 21 2010 // SUNZ Insurance Co., a St. Petersburg, Florida-based insurer, has added five states to its coverage area for writing workers’ compensation policies. Known primarily for its presence in Florida, SUNZ said it is now...
Florida Legislature Passes Parental Waiver for Theme Parks, Motorsports
Apr 21 2010 // The Florida Legislature has passed a bill reinstating parental waivers of liability against theme parks, go-cart tracks and similar businesses. The House voted 114-0 Tuesday to pass the measure (SB 2440) that the Senate...
Florida CEOs Urge ‘Cost Driver’ Reforms as Legislature Nears End
Apr 21 2010 // The Florida-Based Property Insurers CEO Group, representing 21 carriers, held a media conference today to discuss legislation to address the problems in the state’s property insurance market. The group downplayed the...
Florida to Hold Hearing on Federal Healthcare Reform Impact
Apr 19 2010 // Florida regulatory officials are preparing for the implementation of the new healthcare reform law. Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty said his Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) will use a May 4 joint public...
Business Moves
Apr 19 2010 // Northern Capital Florida insurance officials have moved to shut down Northern Capital Insurance Co. after concluding that the firm is insolvent. Agents and the company’s 70,000 policyholders are being advised to...
People
Apr 19 2010 // Wells Fargo Insurance Services has named Wayne Marchant as senior vice president and Southeast region healthcare practice leader. He will be based in Savannah. Prior to joining Wells Fargo Insurance Services, Marchant was...
It Figures
Apr 19 2010 // $30.8 Million The amount from its surplus that Kentucky’s major workers’ compensation insurance carrier, Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance, has decided to return to policyholders. Earlier this month,...
Florida’s American Integrity to Sign Insureds of Failed Northern Capital
Apr 16 2010 // Tampa-based American Integrity Insurance Co. said that it would provide insurance coverage for up to 20,000 of the 62,000 customers of Northern Capital Insurance Co., which is being liquidated. American Integrity said it...
Florida CFO Recovers $4.4 Million for Insurance Consumers
Apr 16 2010 // Florida insurance consumers have recovered more than than $4.4 million since January from insurance companies with the help of the state. Citing an example, CFO Alex Sink said that a Naples homeowner contacted the...
Injured Workers’ Drug Costs Higher in Florida Than Other States
Apr 15 2010 // The payment per claim for prescription drugs used to treat injured workers in Florida was nearly 40 percent higher than in most study states, according to a new study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute...
Georgia Joins Lawsuit Against Healthcare Overhaul
Apr 14 2010 // Georgia is joining a Florida-led group of states in a lawsuit challenging President Barack Obama’s overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system, Florida’s attorney general said Tuesday. Bill McCollum, who is seeking...
