Latest Florida Headlines
All the headlines from our Florida Topic Page, ordered by recency.
3 Arrested in Florida for Alleged Asbestos Dumping
Sep 15 2008 // Three men have been arrested for allegedly dumping asbestos tiles in the protected wetlands area known as Florida’s Green Swamp. Forty-three loads of debris containing asbestos from a demolition site at Florida...
September Is Florida Preparedness Month
Sep 11 2008 // Governor Charlie Crist has proclaimed September 2008 as ‘Florida Preparedness Month,’ in tandem with the annual federal outreach program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for ‘National...
Homeowners Choice Takes-out 59,500 Florida-backed Citizens Policies
Sep 11 2008 // Homeowners Choice Inc., a Florida-based provider of homeowners’ insurance, announced that its wholly-owned insurance subsidiary, Homeowners Choice Property & Casualty Insurance Co. Inc., received the go-head to...
Florida Orders State Farm to Refund $120 Million for Mitigation Discounts
Sep 10 2008 // Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty ordered State Farm Florida to issue credits or refunds totaling $120 million to current and former policyholders who did not apply for or who did not receive the windstorm loss...
Associated Risk Managers Looks to Florida and the Southeast
Sep 10 2008 // Itasca, Illinois-based Associated Risk Managers is implementing expansion efforts across the Southeast, beginning with Florida. According to ARM Chairman, Larry McSpadden, ARM members Lewis Maddux and Danny Gleason teamed...
Florida Gov. Appoints 5 to Public Task Force on Workplace Safety
Sep 9 2008 // Florida Gov. Charlie Crist appointed five members to the state’s newly created Public Task Force on Workplace Safety. All of the following are appointed for terms beginning Sept. 4 and ending Jan. 1, 2009: •...
Florida-based McAuley Woods Hires New Chief Financial Officer
Sep 9 2008 // Katharina “Kathy” Houser joined West Palm Beach, Florida-based McAuley Woods and Associates, a national wholesale insurance brokerage, as its new chief financial officer and chief operating...
Florida-based Comegys Insurance Acquires Jakhotia Insurance Group
Sep 9 2008 // St. Petersburg, Florida-based Comegys Insurance recently acquired Tampa-based Jakhotia Insurance Group. The employees of both firms will combine all operations in Comegys’ offices in St. Petersburg effective...
Florida Disaster Center Opens for Fay Victims in Seminole County
Sep 8 2008 // A disaster recovery center has opened for Florida residents and business owners in Seminole County who were affected by Tropical Storm Fay. Crews from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the State Emergency...
High Rip Current Risk Precedes Ike on Florida’s Atlantic Beaches
Sep 8 2008 // The National Hurricane Center posted a hurricane watch Sept. 7 for the Florida Keys in advance of Hurricane Ike. By Sunday afternoon, all Keys residents and visitors were under a mandatory evacuation order. Florida...
Florida Closes Last Hurricane Gustav Shelter
Sep 8 2008 // The last American Red Cross shelter in Florida for Hurricane Gustav evacuees closed Sept. 6. As Hurricane Ike moves in from the west, Florida evacuees from Hurricane Gustav are finally able to return home. Craig Fugate,...
Tropical Storm Hanna Landfalls in Carolinas, Ike Threatens Florida
Sep 7 2008 // Tropical Storm Hanna blew ashore over tourist beaches on the North-South Carolina border early on Sept. 6 at the start of a projected dash up the Eastern Seaboard. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Hanna’s...
Florida Regulator Rejects State Farm Request for Rate Hearing
Sep 5 2008 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation rejected State Farm Florida’s petition for a formal hearing on after the state disapproved the company’s 47.1 percent proposed statewide average increase. Florida...
Ike on Deck, Florida Gov. Declares Statewide Emergency
Sep 5 2008 // In what has developed into a proactive preparedness pattern, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist announced another in a series of emergency declarations in the face of oncoming hurricanes and tropical storms — this time in...
Florida Approves AmCOMP Merger, Wants $8.4 Million Refund
Sep 2 2008 // Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty approved the merger of AmCOMP with Employers Holdings Inc. and required AmCOMP to repay $8.4 million in excessive profits to its Florida policyholders. AmCOMP ‘s insurance...
Tropical Storm Fay’s Four Landfalls in Florida Sets Record
Sep 1 2008 // Tropical Storm Fay made a record four landfalls on the northern Gulf Coast last month, drenching and damaging communities, crops, homes and businesses across the Florida peninsula. Gov. Charlie Crist received a major...
Allstate to Cut Rates, Write More to Resolve Florida Litigation
Sep 1 2008 // Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty reached an agreement with the Allstate Companies that includes a $5 million fine, the lowering of homeowners rates in the state by 5.6 percent and a vow by the insurer to insure...
Business Moves
Sep 1 2008 // Aon, Benfield Chicago-based Aon Corp. is acquiring UK-based broker Benfield Group Limited for about $1.75 billion. The price includes $6.55 (£3.50) per share in cash and the assumption of $170 million (£91...
Florida-based Harden Promotes Theilacker to Chief Information Officer
Aug 29 2008 // Jacksonville, Florida-based Harden & Associates, an insurance brokerage company, promoted Dustin Theilacker to Chief Information Officer. As CIO, Theilacker will continue to provide technology vision and leadership...
Florida Insurers Update Claims Numbers on Fay’s Heels
Aug 29 2008 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation reported the latest claims tallies as of today (Aug. 29) for five of the state’s highest volume insurers. As of 9 a.m. EDT, state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp....
