Latest Florida Headlines
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Report: Florida Rarely Punishes Doctors Sued for Malpractice
Dec 28 2017 // Florida doctors are rarely punished by state regulators even after they are sued for malpractice according to a newspaper report. The South Florida Sun Sentinel reported last month that the Florida Department of Health...
Florida Residential Property Insurer Approved to Do Business in Arkansas
Dec 22 2017 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr has granted a Certificate of Authority to a Florida insurer to begin selling residential property insurance products in Arkansas. Gainesville, Fla.-based Tower Hill Signature...
Florida Construction Co. Owner Accused of $700K Workers’ Comp Scam
Dec 21 2017 // A Florida construction company owner has been arrested after allegedly providing fictitious information when applying for workers’ compensation insurance coverage to obtain a lower premium, according to a statement...
Casey Opens Second Brightway Insurance Agency in Florida
Dec 21 2017 // Ashley Casey, owner of Brightway, The Casey Agency in St. Augustine, Fla., has opened a new Brightway store in Palm Coast, Fla., making him the latest multi-unit owner with Brightway Insurance. The new agency, located at...
Fighting Low Level Fraud is Fighting Big Time Fraud
Dec 20 2017 // I saw an article today in Insurance Journal that was interesting to me as an insurance professional in the great state of Florida. The article discussed a case on insurance fraud in Florida related to Hurricane...
Florida’s Citizens Expects Policy Count Increase in 2018, Plans Claims System Upgrade
Dec 20 2017 // Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the Florida state-run insurer of last resort, is anticipating its policyholder count will increase in 2018 for the first time since its efforts to shed policies through depopulation began...
Greek System at Florida State University Remains Suspended After Frat Death
Dec 19 2017 // The president of Florida State University says he has no timetable yet for reinstating Greek activities on campus after they were suspended in November following the death of a fraternity pledge. John Thrasher told The...
The Charity Issue: Photos of Giving
Dec 18 2017 // The Keane Insurance Group John Keane, president of The Keane Insurance Group, founded the Keane Charitable Group in 2010 after the earthquake in Haiti. Since then, The Keane Group has raised more than $1 million to build...
Orchid Underwriters Taps Cyran as Chief Underwriting Officer in Florida
Dec 18 2017 // Orchid Underwriters Agency, LLC, a specialty underwriter of catastrophic coastal insurance, has hired Andrew Cyran as chief underwriting officer, a new position within the organization. Effective immediately, Cyran will...
People
Dec 18 2017 // INSUREtrust has promoted Will Tschetter to Professional Lines broker. In his new role, Tschetter will specifically focus on new broker production and will be brokering cyber insurance, technology errors and omissions...
For Florida Insurer American Integrity, Giving Back is Part of Company Culture
Dec 18 2017 // American Integrity Insurance Group’s charitable efforts have become an integral part of the company’s culture, and not just during the holiday season. The Florida-based insurer, which formed in 2006, began...
Florida Approves Statewide Homeowners Rate Increase of 6.6% For Citizens
Dec 18 2017 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) has approved statewide rate increases on 2018 personal and commercial property insurance rates for Citizens Property Insurance Corp. OIR approved a statewide increase of 6.6...
Florida Disaster Fraud Team Investigation Leads to False Claim Arrest
Dec 15 2017 // A Florida man was arrested last month after he was caught lying to his insurance company in an attempt to file a false insurance claim for vehicle for damage allegedly caused by Hurricane Irma, according to a statement...
Florida Professor Fired for Saying Sandy Hook a Hoax in Blog Loses Lawsuit
Dec 14 2017 // A Florida college professor fired after publicly saying the Sandy Hook school shooting in Connecticut was a hoax has lost a lawsuit claiming he was wrongfully terminated. Local news outlets report that a federal jury on...
What to Know About the Senior Care Market
Dec 13 2017 // The aging U.S. population will create unprecedented demand for the senior living industry for decades to come and that opens the door for agents and brokers to grow their business in this sector. But understanding the...
Uncertainty Hangs Over Florida Citrus Growers After Irma’s Damage to Crops
Dec 13 2017 // Although the 2017-18 citrus harvest has barely begun, growers are already planning for the 2018-19 season, and they have critical decisions to make in the coming months that will affect next season’s crop and perhaps...
Special Reuters Report: The High Cost of Building in High Flood Risk Areas
Dec 12 2017 // When Hurricane Harvey sent two feet of water rolling into this small community about 35 miles north of Houston, Alfredo Becerra had to flee his modest 1,500-square-foot house. Muddy floodwater submerged the furniture and...
Heavy Snow Causes Problems Across the Southeast
Dec 11 2017 // An unusually heavy December snowfall across much of the Deep South tapered off Saturday, but icy road conditions left problems and thousands remained without electricity throughout the region. Forecasters warned that...
Florida AG Investigating Uber Over Data Breach Affecting 32K Drivers
Dec 7 2017 // Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi says that the state is now investigating ride-sharing service Uber over an alleged cover up of a national data breach. Bondi said Dec. 1 that her office has issued a subpoena to Uber. The...
Florida Approves 6.6% Statewide Homeowners Rate Increase for Citizens
Dec 7 2017 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) has approved statewide rate increases on 2018 personal and commercial property insurance rates for Citizens Property Insurance Corp. OIR approved a statewide increase of 6.6...
