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BKS Partners in Florida Partners With D&M Insurance Solutions

Feb 24 2017 // Tampa, Fla.-based insurance brokerage Baldwin Krystyn Sherman Partners (BKS) has partnered with D&M Insurance Solutions, LLC (D&M), a Clearwater, Fla.-based insurance consulting and brokerage firm. The partnership...

Florida-Based SUNZ Taps Bryant as EVP, Chief Legal Officer

Feb 24 2017 // SUNZ Holdings has appointed Theodore “Ted” G. Bryant, Esq. to the position of executive vice president and chief legal officer of SUNZ Holdings and will report directly to Steven F. Herrig, CEO and chairman of...

Proposed Florida Bill Gives Women 10 Years to Sue Doctors Over Abortions

Feb 24 2017 // Women who have abortions in Florida would find it easier to sue the doctors who performed the procedure, under a contentious bill now moving through the state House. But it’s unclear if the legislation – which...

Federal Appeals Court Rules Florida Doctors Can Ask Patients About Guns

Feb 23 2017 // A federal appeals court has ruled that Florida doctors can talk to patients about gun safety, declaring a law aimed at restricting such discussions a violation of the First Amendment’s right to free speech. The 11th...

Florida Hospital Company Reaches $5.5M Settlement Over Stolen Patient Info

Feb 21 2017 // A company that operates six South Florida hospitals has agreed to a $5.5 million settlement with the federal government over patient information that was stolen by two employees. The South Florida Sun Sentinel reported...

CNA Taps Haas to Lead Florida Branch

Feb 21 2017 // CNA has appointed David Haas as vice president of the company’s Florida branch, effective Feb. 23, 2017. In this role, Haas will lead the Florida branch and grow its relationships with producers, accelerate...

Florida Launches Online Workers’ Comp Insurer Database for Employers

Feb 21 2017 // The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation has formed an online insurance company database to assist Florida business owners with obtaining workers’ compensation coverage that protects employees from the...

Florida’s American Integrity Insurance Promotes Waters to VP of Sales

Feb 21 2017 // American Integrity Insurance of Florida has promoted Justin Waters to vice president of Sales. Waters has assumed responsibility for the company’s field sales, internal sales and agency management teams. He will work...

Florida AOB Abuse Update: ‘Alarming Trend’ Reaches Crisis Point

Feb 20 2017 // Assignment of benefits abuse has escalated over the last five years to the point where it is now a serious disruption to Florida’s insurance market. The abuse, which is especially rampant in South Florida, stems from...

Demotech Suspends Florida Insurer Rating Criteria

Feb 20 2017 // Recent Florida Supreme Court decisions and ongoing abuse in Florida’s insurance market have led ratings company Demotech to announce it is changing the criteria it uses when rating insurers in the state. The decision...

NEBCO Insurance Services Expands into Florida, Opens First Office in Naples

Feb 17 2017 // NEBCO Insurance Services has opened an office in Naples, Fla. The Greenwich, Conn.-based independent insurance agency provides asset and lifestyle protection for high-net-worth individuals nationwide. The recently opened...

Florida-Based Main Street America Appoints Bastian as National Account Executive

Feb 17 2017 // The Main Street America Group, a super-regional property/casualty insurance company, has announced the appointment of Anne Bastian to national account executive, a newly established role within the company’s field...

Florida’s CFO Atwater to Step Down After 2017 Legislative Session

Feb 16 2017 // In a move sure to shake up Florida’s political landscape, Jeff Atwater, the state’s chief financial officer, resigned Feb. 10 to take a job at Florida Atlantic University. Atwater, a Republican from Palm Beach...

Florida School District Hit by Data Breach Affecting 7K Employees Has Cyber Insurance

Feb 15 2017 // Authorities say as many as 7,700 Manatee County school employees are at risk of being victims of a data breach. School officials learned earlier this month that two payroll employees of the school district along...

Heat Is on Florida Lawmakers to Fix Assignment of Benefits Crisis

Feb 15 2017 // Florida’s insurance industry will apply significant pressure on lawmakers to pass assignments of benefit (AOB) reform in the upcoming legislative session as consumers face rate increases and a looming coverage...

Florida-based American Integrity Launches Golf Cart Insurance

Feb 14 2017 // American Integrity Insurance Co., a Florida-based insurance provider, has launched a standalone golf cart insurance program. The American Integrity golf cart insurance policy will have similar coverage types that are often...

Customer in Florida Salon Injured by Gunshot from Next-Door Gun Store

Feb 13 2017 // A customer at a nail salon in Florida was accidentally shot after an employee of a gun store next-door inadvertently discharged a gun. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that 19-year-old...

Florida Circus Act Gone Wrong: 5 Tightrope Walkers Injured by 30 Foot Fall

Feb 10 2017 // It was supposed to be the headline act for Circus Sarasota: a high-wire pyramid some 30 feet in the air. But during practice Wednesday – two days before the show’s opening – an accident befell the eight...

Florida’s AOB Abuse by the Numbers: ‘Alarming Trend’ Reaches Crisis Point

Feb 9 2017 // Assignment of benefits abuse has escalated over the last five years to the point where it is now a serious disruption to Florida’s insurance market. The abuse, which is especially rampant in South Florida, stems from...

The Villages Insurance in Florida Hires Ingram as Personal Lines Advisor

Feb 9 2017 // The Villages Insurance of Florida has added Dana Ingram to its Southern Trace location. Ingram will be one of two certified Personal Lines Advisors at this location, specializing in home, auto and golf car policies. Ingram...