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AM Best: Florida’s Property Insurance Market Hit 5-Year Financial Low in 2020
May 27 2021 // AM Best’s composite of Florida property insurance companies hit five-year performance and surplus lows in 2020, and given persisting and significant market hurdles, companies will find sustaining current surplus...
Florida High Court Adopts Federal Summary Judgment Standard with Amendment
May 25 2021 // The Florida Supreme Court issued a per curiam opinion last month further amending the federal summary judgment standard it officially adopted last year. The move came as part of the court’s Dec. 31, 2020 opinion In...
Florida Construction Co. Owner Arrested for Evading Payment of Workers’ Comp Premium
May 21 2021 // The owner of a Florida construction business has been arrested for allegedly concealing payroll information to avoid paying more than $718,000 in workers’ compensation premiums, according to a statement from the...
The Potential Liabilities for Cities, Insurers from Florida’s New ‘Anti-Riot’ Law
May 18 2021 // The right to protest in America is a fundamental right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, which protects both the “freedom of speech” and the “right of the people...
Judge Rules Florida Deputies Fired Over Parkland Massacre Should Get Jobs Back
May 17 2021 // A Florida judge ruled Thursday that two deputies who were fired for inaction during a high school mass shooting in 2018 should be reinstated with back pay. Broward Circuit Judge Keathan Frink concluded that arbitrators...
Tortoise Movers Sue Florida Commission for $500K for Moving Too Fast to Revoke License
May 14 2021 // Two men who relocate gopher tortoises are suing Florida’s wildlife commission, saying they should be awarded at least $500,000 in damages because the agency violated due process by prematurely revoking their...
New Florida Law Seeks to Protect State from Sea Level Rise
May 14 2021 // Florida – one of the most vulnerable places in the world to sea level rise – will spend hundreds of millions of dollars over the next few years to protect against coastal flooding under a bill Republican Gov....
Florida Man Accused of Failing to Pay $193K in Workers’ Comp Premium
May 13 2021 // A Florida man has been arrested for workers’ compensation premium fraud and additional charges for allegedly concealing payroll information to avoid paying more than $193,000 in workers’ compensation premiums,...
Florida Declares State of Emergency After Pipeline Shutdown
May 13 2021 // Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency Tuesday evening in response to gasoline shortages caused the shutdown of a major pipeline by hackers. The executive order signed by DeSantis activates the Florida...
Lightning Sends Chunk of Highway Through Truck in Florida
May 13 2021 // A lightning strike in Florida launched a chunk of highway pavement through a truck windshield and injured two people inside the vehicle on Monday morning, according to fire officials. The Walton County Fire Rescue...
3 Florida Insurers to Drop Thousands of Policies, Make Moves to Stay Afloat
May 12 2021 // More than 50,000 Florida policyholders will soon be looking for a new carrier for their homeowners insurance after three Florida-based companies were approved by the state regulator to drop the policies. The moves come...
Positive Physicians Insurance Co. Expands Med Mal Coverage into Florida, Georgia
May 7 2021 // Positive Physicians Insurance Co. has been approved by the Florida and Georgia departments of insurance to offer medical malpractice insurance within their respective states. The company obtained admitted status in Florida...
2 Arrested in Florida Fake Public Adjuster, $65K Claims Scheme Against Citizens
May 6 2021 // Two Miami residents have been arrested for allegedly acting as public adjusters without a license and filling false insurance claims with Citizens Property Insurance Corp., according to a statement from the Florida...
Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Partners with Darr Schackow Insurance of Florida
May 4 2021 // The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers has partnered with Gainesville, Fla-based Darr Schackow Insurance. DSI’s 55 employees and four offices throughout the state of Florida will expand Liberty’s presence in the...
Jury Awards Florida Woman $48M for Sickness Caused by Apartment Mold
May 3 2021 // A Florida jury has award a woman $48 million after a leaky roof led to contamination of her apartment by mold, which caused her debilitating illness. It all started in 2015 when 56-year-old Lynette Jividen moved into an...
Florida Legislature Passes Major Changes to Auto, Property Insurance Markets
Apr 30 2021 // Florida lawmakers passed two bills on the last day of their 2021 legislative session that make major changes to the state’s auto and property insurance markets. The actions follow weeks of back-and-forth debate on...
Commentary: Proposed Florida PIP Repeal a Bad Deal for Consumers, Industry
Apr 29 2021 // While the intent may be good, a bill currently under consideration by the Florida Legislature will be disastrous for the state’s auto insurance market. The specific legislation being weighed by lawmakers is CS/SB 54....
Florida Supreme Court Deals Blow to Marijuana Ballot Initiative
Apr 26 2021 // The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday dealt a potentially fatal blow to supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at legalizing recreational marijuana under certain circumstances. The justices ruled that the...
Florida House Overwhelmingly Approves Consumer Privacy Bill
Apr 23 2021 // The Florida House resoundingly approved a consumer privacy bill on Wednesday, giving the public an opportunity to regain ownership of the personal data collected by companies and the right to sue companies for mishandling...
Hackers Publish Florida School District Files After $40M Ransom Unpaid
Apr 23 2021 // Hackers who sought $40 million in ransom from a South Florida school district that refused to pay have now published nearly 26,000 stolen files. Many of the files, dated from 2012 to March 2021, contain Broward School...
