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Florida Moratorium on Residential Evictions, Foreclosures Extended
Sep 2 2020 // Scores of Floridians struggling with rents and mortgages were given another reprieve when Gov. Ron DeSantis again extended a moratorium against residential evictions and foreclosures. The governor did so Monday night, just...
Florida High Court Rejects Strems Bid to Dissolve Suspension; Contempt Petition Filed
Sep 2 2020 // A Florida attorney accused of causing great public harm through a “vast campaign of unprofessional, unethical, and fraudulent conduct,” by way of thousands of insurer lawsuits has lost his latest battle to...
Florida Borrows $2.25B for Hurricane Fund While Rates Are Low
Sep 1 2020 // With hurricane season barreling down on Florida, the state is seizing on low interest rates to borrow $2.25 billion for its catastrophe insurance fund. The State Board of Administration Finance Corp. is joining state and...
What Tampa Bay’s Worst-Case Scenario, ‘Hurricane Phoenix’ Could Look Like
Aug 31 2020 // It is only a simulation. It’s also the worst-case scenario. One day, it could be reality. “Hurricane Phoenix” is the hypothetical disaster that would change life in the Tampa Bay area forever. Imagine a...
Sidewalk Collapse in Florida Kills Worker, Injures 3 Firefighters
Aug 31 2020 // A county worker was killed and three firefighters were injured after a sidewalk in a Florida suburb collapsed on Friday. The Seminole County Fire Department tweeted that firefighters responded to a report of a trapped...
FBI Recovers $3M in Stolen Ventilators in South Florida
Aug 28 2020 // A $3 million shipment of ventilators stolen that was stolen earlier this month was recovered in South Florida, the FBI said in a news release. The agency said the ventilators were being prepared for shipment to El Salvador...
As FAIA Chief Grady Says Goodbye, He Shares His Top 10 Moments
Aug 27 2020 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv For 22 years, the Florida Association of Insurance Agents has been led by Jeff Grady, president and chief executive officer, who admits that when he started all those years ago he did not...
Miami Dolphins Face Criticism Over Plan to Host 13K Fans at Home Opener
Aug 26 2020 // The Miami Dolphins will allow up to 13,000 socially distancing fans to attend their home opener against Buffalo on Sept. 20, a decision that divided political leaders and upset Bills coach Sean McDermott. The same plan...
How COVID-19 Could Impact Post-Hurricane Loss Inflation in Florida: AIR Worldwide
Aug 24 2020 // By the end of March 2020 people were wondering what the impact of COVID-19 on the upcoming hurricane season would be. There is no historical event to provide evidence for how the scenario might unfold, so we need to start...
Business Moves
Aug 24 2020 // East World Insurance Associates, Millennium Medical Solutions Corp. World Insurance Associates LLC acquired Millennium Medical Solutions Corp. of Armonk, N.Y., on June 1, 2020. Millennium Medical Solutions Corp. is an...
Cruise Line’s Appeal Backfires: Appellate Court Overturns Limit on Medical Damages
Aug 24 2020 // A federal appellate court has affirmed a $1.2 million jury award to a woman who broke her arm after tripping over a bucket on a cruise ship. That may have been the least significant part of the ruling in Higgs v. Costa...
Claims for Business Income Loss Due to Construction Dust Denied in Pre-COVID Case
Aug 21 2020 // In an opinion that could inform coronavirus business interruption claims now before various courts, a federal appeals court has ruled that a Florida restaurant is unable to collect on its insurance for business...
Florida Mayor, City Attorney Charged in $5M Hurricane Michael Fraud Scheme
Aug 21 2020 // The mayor and city attorney of a Florida Panhandle city are the latest to be charged in the theft of $5 million in Hurricane Michael debris removal funds, prosecutors announced Wednesday. Lynn Haven Mayor Margo Anderson...
Insurance Office Of America Adds Mongold to Employee Benefits Team in Florida
Aug 20 2020 // Insurance Office of America (IOA) is has added Jared Mongold to its expanding team. Mongold joins the Melbourne, Fla., branch office as an employee benefits specialist. Jared Mongold Before joining IOA, Mongold was a...
Florida Unveils $10M Loan Program to Aid Hurricane Michael-Ravaged Panhandle
Aug 19 2020 // Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a $10 million housing loan program that could benefit hundreds of home buyers in the Florida Panhandle, which was devastated two years ago by Hurricane Michael. DeSantis traveled to Panama City...
Former Florida Rep Diaz Appointed to Citizens Board of Governors
Aug 18 2020 // Former Florida State Representative Jose Felix Diaz Florida has been appointed to the Citizens Board of Governors for a three-year term beginning August 1. Diaz was appointed by House Speaker Jose Oliva, R-Miami. Jose...
Coalition Expands Admitted Cyber Insurance Offering into Florida
Aug 17 2020 // Coalition, an online cyber insurance and security company, has expanded its admitted cyber insurance offering into Florida following approval from the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation. Businesses and organizations...
Appeals Court: Florida Public School Can’t Punish Student for Gender Nonconformity
Aug 14 2020 // xA Florida school district was wrong when it forced a transgender high school student to either use the girls bathroom or a single-stall gender neutral bathroom, a federal appeals court ruled. The ruling issued Aug. 7...
Baker Promoted to Partner of Florida-Based BKS Partners
Aug 14 2020 // BKS Partners, a Tampa-headquartered insurance brokerage and risk management firm has appointed Frank Baker to partner. Baker joined the firm as a founding member in 2006. He came aboard with experience in Tampa’s...
BKS Partners of Florida Promotes Berry to Partner
Aug 12 2020 // BKS Partners, a national insurance brokerage and risk management firm headquartered in Tampa, Fla., has appointed Jennifer Berry to partner. Berry joined BKS in 2006 as a founding colleague. She currently works with...
