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Florida’s Altmaier Sees His State’s Private Flood Insurance Market Helping Others
Jun 7 2021 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv Florida has 90,000 private flood insurance policies in force now– a 300% increase since passing legislation to encourage private insurers to offer the coverage in 2014, according to...
Security First to Offer New Homeowners Coverage in Florida
Jun 4 2021 // Security First Insurance, one of the largest private homeowners insurers, has launched its Homeowner’s Premier HO5 policy. Floridians must have no claims or one claim caused by a weather event and with...
Florida, Virginia Among Top Coastal States in Insurance Safety Rating of Building Codes
Jun 4 2021 // Florida has again taken the top spot for strongest building code with Virginia right behind in second place. That’s according to the 2021 edition of the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS)...
Florida Changes Driving Rule on Using Hazard Lights
Jun 4 2021 // TALLAHASSEE, Fla. —For years, Florida has been reminding motorists not to use flashing hazard lights while driving. Well starting soon, feel free to flash away _ but only on the highway. And only in heavy rain or...
Too Little, Too Late? Breaking Down Florida’s Latest Property Insurance Reforms
Jun 1 2021 // A bill passed by the Florida Legislature to address the state’s property insurance crisis has created optimism among some stakeholders, while others say it will not reduce rates over the next 18 to 24 months or stop...
Internet Groups’ Lawsuit Claims Florida Social Media Law Is Unconstitutional
May 28 2021 // Two tech trade groups filed a lawsuit against Florida on Thursday over a new law that would fine social media companies that ban political candidates, which they said violated free speech rights. The lawsuit, which said...
4 Killed in Florida Firefighting Helicopter Crash
May 27 2021 // A firefighting helicopter with four people on board crashed near an airport in central Florida, killing at least one person, officials said. The helicopter crashed into a marsh near Leesburg International Airport during a...
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...
