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AssuredPartners of Florida Promotes Guercio to EVP of Operations
May 7 2018 // AssuredPartners, Inc. has promoted Joe Guercio to executive vice president of Operations, with a focus on EBITDA growth through managing its branch offices, the integration of new acquisitions, operational efficiencies –...
Florida’s Citizens Reopens More Than 25K Hurricane Irma Claims
May 7 2018 // Citizens Property Insurance Corp. says it has reopened about 37 percent of its Hurricane Irma claims, according to a statement from the Florida insurer of last resort. The insurer says the reopening of claims is part of...
Update: Florida CFO Wants Lobbyist Registration Requirement for Citizens
May 4 2018 // Editor’s Note: This story has been updated from a previous version with comment from the CFO’s office. Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis wants to see requirements put in place for those lobbying...
Losada joins Tower MSA Partners in Florida
May 4 2018 // Kathleen Losada has joined Tower MSA Partners of Delray Beach, Fla., as vice president of strategic services. In this role, she will be responsible for identifying new markets and service offerings for the company, which...
USDA to Grant $340M to Florida Citrus Farmers Impacted by Irma
May 3 2018 // The federal government will provide $340 million to help Florida citrus farmers recover from Hurricane Irma. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the grant on Tuesday, nearly eight months after Irma struck the...
Federal Tax Cuts Spur 1.8% Decrease in Florida Workers’ Comp Rates
May 2 2018 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) has approved a 1.8 percent rate decrease for workers’ compensation insurance in Florida. The decrease was filed by the National Council on Compensation Insurance...
NRA Tells Judge It Fears Harassment in Suit Over Florida Gun Law
May 1 2018 // Two 19-year-old Florida residents who joined the National Rifle Association in suing over the state’s new gun-control law asked a federal judge to let them remain anonymous, saying they fear for their safety because...
Reliance Partners Taps Johnson to Lead New Florida Office
Apr 27 2018 // Reliance Partners has expanded with the addition of a new office in Vero Beach, Fla. The expansion marks the fifth office location for Reliance with additional expansion plans underway. Doug Johnson will lead the new South...
Florida Man Sentenced in N.J. for Filing More Than $1.2M in Fraudulent Insurance Claims
Apr 26 2018 // A Florida man was sentenced to nine years in state prison for filing more than $1.2 million in false claims for refrigerated cargo purportedly spoiled in cross-country transport by his long-haul trucking companies based...
GuideWell Insurance Agency in Florida to Offer StormPeace Hurricane Coverage
Apr 26 2018 // GuideWell Insurance Agency, an exclusive property and casualty agency for Florida Blue health plan members, will offer StormPeace, a supplemental hurricane policy from Assured Risk Cover that provides coverage of losses...
Florida Legislature Will Regret Failing to Tackle AOB Abuse
Apr 25 2018 // For the sixth time in six years, the Florida Legislature adjourned its annual session having tried, and failed, to address the assignment-of-benefits (AOB) crisis that is driving up homeowners insurance rates across the...
NWS: Alabama, Florida Storms Spawned At Least 3 Tornadoes
Apr 25 2018 // The National Weather Service confirms at least three tornadoes in Alabama from Sunday storms, and is surveying other parts of southern Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. A storm with estimated winds of 80 mph (130 kph)...
Brightway Insurance Opens New Agencies in Florida, South Carolina
Apr 25 2018 // Brightway Insurance is continuing its expansion across the country with the opening of two new stores in Florida and South Carolina: Jeff Howard has opened Brightway, The Howard Agency in Charleston, S.C. Troy Novotny has...
Why Coastal Living Is Becoming Affordable for Only the Rich
Apr 24 2018 // When Hurricane Irma reached Florida’s Big Pine Key in September, it caused the floor of Terry and Sharon Baron’s cream-colored mobile home to collapse. On Marathon Key, twenty miles north, the winds lifted...
AssuredPartners Acquires The Elan Group of Florida
Apr 23 2018 // AssuredPartners, Inc. has acquired The Elan Group of Tampa, Fla., an employee benefits firm specializing in the design, enrollment and service of employee benefits plans. The company’s staff of 21 will remain under...
A.M. Best Downgrades Credit Ratings of Florida-Based MedMal Direct Insurance
Apr 23 2018 // A.M. Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating to B- (Fair) from B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “bb-” from “bbb” of MedMal Direct Insurance Co., headquartered in...
Florida Lawyer Gets Prison for $23M Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme
Apr 20 2018 // A Florida man has been sentenced to more than a year in prison for his role in a $23 million auto insurance fraud involving chiropractors’ clinics. The SunSentinel reports 55-year-old Jason Dalley wept in court April...
6 Students Injured in Florida School Bus, Semi Collision
Apr 20 2018 // A school bus and a semitractor-trailer collided in Florida, slightly injuring six high school students. News outlets report the bus was carrying about 18 students when it crashed Wednesday in Brooksville, about 50 miles...
AssuredPartners in Florida Promotes Deal, Lowe
Apr 19 2018 // AssuredPartners, Inc. has announced two promotions at its company headquarters in Lake Mary, Fla. Steve Deal has been promoted to president of Eastern Regions, reporting to President and COO Tom Riley. Deal will work...
Florida Agency Owner Arrested Over $62K Premium Fraud Scheme
Apr 19 2018 // An insurance agency owner in Florida has been arrested after he admitted to stealing more than $60,000 in insurance premiums, according to a statement from the Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS). Michael...
