Latest Florida Headlines
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Florida Gov Pledges to Sign Medical Marijuana Bill Passed During Special Session
Jun 13 2017 // Florida Gov. Rick Scott said he “absolutely” intends to sign the medical marijuana bill passed Friday by the state Legislature. After the original legislation fell apart on the final day of the regular session...
Florida Supreme Court Rules Medical Malpractice Award Caps Unconstitutional
Jun 12 2017 // Caps on how much money patients injured by a doctor’s mistakes can receive were declared unconstitutional by the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday, a decision that strikes down one of former Gov. Jeb Bush’s...
Miami Insurance Agent Accused of Stealing Nearly $25K From Clients
Jun 12 2017 // A Miami insurance agent accused of stealing insurance premium payments from a client and providing fake insurance documents has been arrested, according to a statement from Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater and...
Brown & Brown Insurance Settles Florida Pregnancy Discrimination Suit for $100K
Jun 9 2017 // Daytona Beach, Fla.-based insurance brokerage firm Brown & Brown will pay $100,000 and furnish significant relief to resolve a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
Storms Set Rainfall Records, Cause Flooding in South Florida
Jun 9 2017 // Several Florida cities set rainfall records as heavy rain continued to fall in Florida, bringing the potential for flooding and even forcing officials to close a large outlet mall north of Miami on Wednesday. News outlets...
Florida’s Chief Fraud Fighter Moves On: Atwater Recalls Successes, Frustrations With Industry
Jun 8 2017 // Lifelong Florida resident, long-time Florida politician, and head of the Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS), Jeff Atwater shocked the state when he announced in February he would step down as chief financial...
5 Killed at Orlando Factory by Fired Worker
Jun 7 2017 // A recently fired worker from an awning company in Florida followed through with a plan to kill his former colleagues, singling out five and fatally shooting them in the head before taking his own life, authorities...
Maximum Adds Searcy to Florida Transportation Practice
Jun 7 2017 // Maximum, an independent, Chicago-based excess and surplus lines wholesaler, has added Anthony Searcy to its transportation practice in the Jacksonville, Fla. area. Searcy returns to Fla. from the Kansas City area where he...
Nearly 6.9 Million US Homes at Risk of Hurricane Storm Surge Damage
Jun 6 2017 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. Total Reconstruction Cost Value is More Than $1.5 Trillion It’s no surprise that residential homes in the U.S. located along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts are...
Heritage Insurance Secures $1.7B in Florida Reinsurance Cover for 2017-2018
Jun 6 2017 // Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc., a property and casualty insurance holding company, announced that its insurance subsidiaries, Heritage Property & Casualty Insurance Co. and Zephyr Insurance Co., have completed the...
Nearly 20K Citizens Policies Approved for August Takeouts by Florida Regulators
Jun 6 2017 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has approved the following companies to participate in the August Citizens Property Insurance Corporation take-out period. For the Aug. 22, 2017 Personal Residential Take-Out...
Excess Capacity Continues to Drive Rate Cuts at June Renewals: JLT Re Report
Jun 5 2017 // Reinsurance rates fell for the sixth consecutive year at the June 1, 2017 renewals, according to a market commentary published by JLT Re. JLT Re cited its Risk-Adjusted Florida Property-Catastrophe (ROL) Index which fell...
Florida Man Arrested for Running Shell Company Workers’ Comp Scam
Jun 5 2017 // A Florida man has been arrested for allegedly operating a shell construction company for the sole purposes of selling the company’s workers’ compensation certificate, according to a statement from Chief...
P/C Insurers Positioned to Absorb Hurricane Season: Fitch
Jun 2 2017 // The 2017 U.S. hurricane season may be here, but property/casualty insurers should be able to handle the challenges it brings, Fitch Ratings said in a new report. “Fitch currently has a negative sector outlook on the...
Florida Youth Activist Urges Industry to Step Up Fight Against Climate Change
Jun 2 2017 // Seventeen-year-old climate activist Delaney Reynolds has a message for the insurance industry on the topic of climate change: It’s time to step up and take action against this global crisis. “Your future...
Florida Man Arrested After Torching Business Complex for Insurance Money
Jun 1 2017 // The owner of a business complex in Tallahassee, Fla., was arrested by arson investigators from the Florida Department of Financial Services on charges of arson and insurance fraud, according to CFO and State Fire Marshal...
FCCI Adds Former Florida State Senator Carlton to Board of Directors
May 31 2017 // Former Florida State Senator Lisa Carlton has been elected to FCCI Insurance Group’s (FCCI) board of directors, effective July 1, according to the company. Carlton is the co-owner and manager of Mabry Carlton Ranch,...
Report: Florida Resident Sparked Wildfire With Lawn Mower
May 26 2017 // A lawn mower is being blamed for sparking a wildfire that destroyed five structures in Florida. The Naples Daily News reports that the state’s Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement concluded its investigation into...
1 Dead After Florida Driver Crashes Into Gas Pump, Causing Fire
May 26 2017 // A fire at a gas station ignited by a car slamming into a pump has killed one person in Florida. Local news organizations report the fire erupted at a BP station in Dania Beach on Tuesday night after a driver plowed into a...
Family of ‘Voice’ Contestant Killed in Florida to Refile Suit Against Venue
May 25 2017 // An attorney for the family of singer Christina Grimmie says he will refile an amended wrongful death lawsuit against the promoter and venue where “The Voice” contestant was fatally shot. Attorney Brian Caplan...
