Latest Florida Headlines
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Florida Makes Plans for Dealing with Pandemic During Hurricane Season
May 7 2020 // As Florida slowly reopens, officials are now contemplating what they should do if the coronavirus outbreak lingers into hurricane season, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday. Hurricane season begins June 1 and...
Florida Begins ‘Phase 1’ Reopening, Except for South Florida
May 6 2020 // Florida partially reopened Monday, allowing restaurants and shops in most of the state to open at 25% capacity in hopes of kick-starting the ailing economy after weeks of coronavirus-related shutdowns. Business owners and...
Florida-Based BKS-Partners Appoints Nash as Regional President
May 5 2020 // BKS-Partners, an insurance brokerage and risk management firm headquartered in Tampa, Fla., has appointed Kelly Nash to Regional president. As BKS-Partners Regional president, Nash will take responsibility over the...
EEOC Complaint: Florida ICU Nurse Denied Rental Because of Virus Concerns
May 5 2020 // A Florida nurse filed an equal opportunity complaint alleging her condo rental application was denied because her ICU job brings her in contact with novel coronavirus patients. Jennifer Piraino said she submitted an...
Nursing Home Insurance Market In Need of Care
May 4 2020 // Nursing homes are right in the middle of the deadly coronavirus pandemic hitting the U.S, with more than 20%, or 11,000, of the nation’s COVID-19 deaths happening in these long term care facilities, according to a...
Business Moves
May 4 2020 // East World Insurance Associates, Lewis-Chester Associates World Insurance Associates LLC acquired Lewis-Chester Associates Inc. of Summit, N.J., on Feb. 1, 2020. Founded in 1947, Lewis-Chester Associates is a full service,...
Florida to Grant Temporary Agent Licenses Amid Testing Freeze
May 4 2020 // The Florida Division of Agent and Agency Services will resume its ability to begin processing insurance agent licenses despite the closure of testing centers around the state, under a directive from Florida CFO Jimmy...
Florida Directs Workers’ Comp Insurers to Comply with COVID-19 Treatment Order
May 4 2020 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has issued an informational memorandum to all insurers and entities authorized to write workers’ compensation insurance providing guidance on the treatment of policyholders...
Florida to Allow Limited Reopening for Restaurants, Retail Stores
May 1 2020 // Florida’s restaurants and retail stores will be allowed to reopen Monday at 25% capacity, if the local government allows it, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday, as the state begins the slow climb from the economic...
Third Coast Underwriters to Offer Workers’ Comp Coverage in Florida, Wisconsin
May 1 2020 // Third Coast Underwriters (3CU), a national workers’ compensation insurance company, is expanding into Florida and Wisconsin. With the expansion, the company will offer its workers’ compensation coverage in 21...
Florida CFO Says China Owes State Financial Restitution from COVID-19 Outbreak
Apr 30 2020 // Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis has sent a demand letter to Chinese Ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai demanding financial restitution from the Communist Party of China (CPC) for...
Velocity Risk Unveils New Coastal Homeowners Product for Florida, Texas
Apr 29 2020 // Velocity Risk Underwriters LLC has expanded its insurance products for homeowners in coastal areas of Florida and Texas. The company launched Velocity Flex Home as an additional homeowners product in Texas and Florida to...
DeSantis Declares Parts of Florida ‘On the Other Side’ of Outbreak
Apr 28 2020 // Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis asserted on Sunday that parts of the state are now “on the other side” of the coronavirus outbreak, and said he would soon announce whether he would lift edicts that shuttered much of...
McGriff Insurance Services Hires Cabrera as National Pharmacy Practice Leader in Florida
Apr 27 2020 // McGriff Insurance Services has added Denise Cabrera to the firm as National Pharmacy Practice leader in Orlando, Fla. Cabrera will develop and drive the strategic direction for McGriff’s Pharmacy Benefit Practice...
Florida Tourism, Hospitality Industry Plans to Ease into Reopening
Apr 24 2020 // Florida’s tourism and hospitality industry should reopen from the coronavirus pandemic slowly, focusing first on getting residents to take in-state vacations before branching out to domestic and international...
Patriot Growth Adds Florida Southern Insurance to Platform
Apr 24 2020 // Patriot Growth Insurance Services, LLC has added Florida Southern Insurance, LLC (FSI) to the its platform. The partnership with FSI will enhance Patriot’s existing property and casualty insurance capabilities and...
AssuredPartners Acquires Transportation Insurance Advisors of Florida
Apr 23 2020 // AssuredPartners, Inc. has acquired Transportation Insurance Advisors, LLC located in Sanford, Fla. The team of 55 will remain under the operational leadership of Scott Light. The agency currently reports $14 million in...
Florida Dive Shop Alleges Insurer Breach of Contract, Bad Faith in BI Denial Suit
Apr 22 2020 // A dive shop in South Florida is one of the first businesses in the state to file suit against its insurer for the denial of a business interruption claim initiated because of the current coronavirus pandemic. The lawsuit,...
Florida to Grant Temporary Agent Licenses Amid Testing Freeze
Apr 20 2020 // The Florida Division of Agent and Agency Services will resume its ability to begin processing insurance agent licenses despite the closure of testing centers around the state, under a directive from Florida CFO Jimmy...
Business Moves
Apr 20 2020 // East The Hilb Group, D.F. Dwyer & Associates The Hilb Group LLC has acquired certain assets of Rhode Island-based D. F. Dwyer & Associates LLC. The transaction became effective February 1, 2020. Based in Newport,...
