Latest Florida Headlines
All the headlines from our Florida Topic Page, ordered by recency.
P/C Insurers Comment on Repeal of Tort Doctrine
Mar 31 2006 // The Florida Legislature took another important step toward making its civil justice system more equitable by repealing the doctrine of joint and several liability, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of...
Agents Briefed About Florida Legislation, Met With Legislators
Mar 30 2006 // More than 120 of Florida’s independent agents attending the March 29 and 30 Florida Independent Insurance Agents Legislative “Fly-In” heard Skip Long, Scott Johnson, Laura Pearce and Kyle Ulrich outline...
Industry Cheers as Florida Repeals Joint and Several Liability
Mar 30 2006 // The Florida Senate has passed a repeal of joint and several liability, which means the measure now goes to Gov. Jeb Bush who is expected to sign the bill into law. The bill (HB 145) eliminates joint and several liability,...
Florida Approves Two New Underwriting Association Plans
Mar 29 2006 // Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty and the Office of Insurance Regulation have reviewed and approved substantive amendments to the plans of operation for Florida Comprehensive Health Association and Florida...
Fla. ‘Fly-In’ Features ‘Issues Briefings,’ House Insurance Committee Chair
Mar 29 2006 // Legislative topics of major concern to Florida’s insurance industry from property insurance to joint and several repeal tort reform will be discussed by Skip Long, chairman of the Florida Independent Insurance Agents...
Florida Lists How to Obtain Wind Insurance Incentives
Mar 28 2006 // Tips about how to obtain wind insurance incentives have been issued by the Florida Department of Financial Services on the department’s website. According to DFS, Floridians may be entitled to discounts on insurance...
Florida Imposter Arrested ‘Playing Dentist,’ Medicaid Fraud
Mar 27 2006 // A Miami-Dade County man has been arrested for practicing dentistry without a license and submitting fraudulent Medicaid claims according to Florida’s Attorney General Charlie Crist. Orlando Sotolongo Guarton...
Florida Website to Help Homeowners Prepare for Hurricane Season
Mar 27 2006 // Tips about how to prepare for hurricanes and tropical storms and lessen the impact of a major storm have been posted on the Florida Department of Financial Services website. According to DFS, Floridians may be entitled to...
Fla. Senate Committee Approves Long-Term Care Legislation
Mar 23 2006 // The Florida Senate Banking and Insurance Committee has approved legislation that, if signed into law, will help ensure the viability of long-term care insurance in Florida. Senate Bill 2290 provides protections to seniors...
Tort Reform Measures Advance in Florida, Pennsylvania
Mar 23 2006 // Hard fought victories have been achieved as tort reform legislation in Florida and Pennsylvania took significant steps forward, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America. The Florida House sent to...
Risk Management Solutions Predicts Hurricane Activity to Increase Losses by 40 Percent in Florida and Gulf Coast
Mar 23 2006 // Risk Management Solutions, Newark, Calif., expects increases in hurricane landfall frequencies will increase modeled annualized insurance losses by 40 percent on average across the Gulf Coast, Florida and the Southeast,...
Coalition Supports SB98/HB 279 to Protect Fla. CAT Fund
Mar 23 2006 // A coalition of insurance organizations, bankers, realtors and home builders are petitioning state lawmakers to support SB 98/HB 279 an effort by Sen. J. D. Alexander and Rep. Kim Berfield to protect Florida’s...
Fla. Lawmaker Pushes Hurricane Insurance Surcharges for Vacation Homes
Mar 22 2006 // Owners of vacation and second homes would be slapped with a 25 percent surcharge on policies obtained from the state’s insurer of last resort under a proposal unveiled by a Senate committee chairman. That’s one...
NAMIC supports sunset of Fla. no-fault auto law
Mar 20 2006 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies has announced it supports “Floridians for Lower Insurance Costs,” a coalition of concerned citizens, and opposes the reinstatement of the no-fault auto...
Fla. Insurance Council to push mitigation efforts
Mar 20 2006 // With more than $30 billion in claims over the past two hurricane seasons in Florida, the Florida Insurance Council has announced it will ask lawmakers now meeting in Tal-lahassee to support mitigation efforts to combat the...
People and Places
Mar 20 2006 // Seven Main Street America Group employees were inducted March 9 in Jacksonville, Fla. into the Circle of Excellence, an annual employee recognition program established in 1985. The winners were selected for their 2005...
72 days and counting until 2006 hurricane season
Mar 20 2006 // Legislators are meeting across the Southeast to discuss a wide variety of insurance issues: Proposals in Florida would designate hurricane tax revenue to help pay for hurricane repairs; there are a dozen proposals in...
Florida auto no-fault claim costs hit double-digits
Mar 20 2006 // Florida personal injury protection claim costs (claimed economic losses and actual claim payments) increased at double-digit rates between 2002 and 2005, far outpacing the rate of inflation, according to a new Insurance...
NAMIC supports sunset of Fla. no-fault auto law
Mar 19 2006 // supports “Floridians for Lower Insurance Costs,” a coalition of concerned citizens, and opposes the reinstatement of the no-fault auto insurance law and will state its position to the Florida Legislature, which...
Marsh Lawyer Says Fla. AG Ignores State Settlement
Mar 19 2006 // An attorney representing Marsh & McLennan says that a lawsuit filed by Florida authorities accusing Marsh of lying to clients and receiving improper commissions never should have been filed. The giant insurance...
