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Former Florida Insurance Agent Arrested for Stealing $20K in Premiums
Sep 23 2015 // The Florida Department of Financial Services’ Division of Insurance Fraud (DIF) announced the arrest of Lisa Dwyer, 49, a formerly licensed insurance agent employed by Southeast Insurance Agency in Davie, Fla., after...
McCarty Earns Lifetime Achievement Award from Florida Association
Sep 21 2015 // Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty was recognized with a lifetime achievement award for his 27 years of public service by FAIR, the Florida Association for Insurance Reform on Sept. 17. McCarty was the first...
Florida University to Pay $1.1M to Family of Drum Major Killed in Hazing
Sep 21 2015 // Florida A&M University reached a $1.1 million settlement Sept. 18 with the family of a drum major who died after being hazed by fellow band members. The university agreed to name the marching band’s anti-hazing...
Florida Police Arrest 37 Teens After Vehicle Burglary Spree
Sep 21 2015 // Polices in Pensacola Florida recently arrested 37 teenagers for vehicle burglaries. Assistant police chief Tommi Lyter told the Pensacola News-Journal there were no overarching affiliations among the teens even though...
Citizens’ 2016 Rates Approved With Minor Adjustments
Sep 21 2015 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation approved a slate of 2016 property insurance rates for Citizens Property Insurance Corp. In an order signed September 8 by Florida Commissioner Kevin McCarty, FLOIR set the rates...
People – Southeast
Sep 21 2015 // Crawford & Company announced that Jeffrey T. Bowman is stepping down after nearly eight years as president and CEO and after more than 24 years of service with Crawford & Company. The Board of Crawford has...
Florida Judge Orders State to Clarify Uber Insurance Requirements
Sep 18 2015 // Florida taxi companies may finally get the answer they are looking for from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FDHSMV) regarding minimum insurance requirements for transportation network companies...
Florida Issues Citizens’ 2016 Commercial Lines Rate Order
Sep 18 2015 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has issued an Order establishing the 2016 commercial lines rates for Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Citizens). The overall estimated statewide average rate changes are...
The Main Street America Group Appoints Randle as Southeast President
Sep 18 2015 // The Main Street America Group announced Dave Randle has been appointed president of its Southeast Region, which includes six states: Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. Randle is...
South Florida Hospital Settles Physician Claims With U.S. for $69.5M
Sep 18 2015 // The Justice Department has reached a $69.5 million settlement with a South Florida hospital district accused in a lawsuit of improper financial relationships with doctors who referred patients to the district. Federal...
Florida Bar Overturns Text Solicitation Ban on Attorneys
Sep 16 2015 // You’ve just been in a car accident or accused of a crime. You’re confused and overwhelmed. You need help and don’t know where to turn. Just at your most vulnerable moment, a lawyer steps forward and slips...
Report: Florida Cities Most Vulnerable to Storm Surge
Sep 15 2015 // Four of the top eight cities most vulnerable to a major storm surge are located in Florida, according to a new report released by Karen Clark & Company (KCC). The 2015 “Most Vulnerable U.S. Cities to Storm Surge...
Florida Approves Removal of Up to 184,500 Policies from Citizens
Sep 14 2015 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has approved the removal of up to 181,909 personal residential policies and 2,591 commercial residential/non-residential polices from Citizens Property Insurance Corporation...
Florida-Based Prepared Holdings to be Acquired by Meridian
Sep 11 2015 // Prepared Holdings, LLC, the holding company for Prepared Insurance Co., has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Meridian Insurance Holdings, Inc., a private investment group, under which Prepared will be...
Report: Florida Ranks 2nd in U.S. in Natural Disaster Risk
Sep 9 2015 // A new report says Florida ranks second only to California in the number of homes at risk for a natural disaster. The research firm, RealtyTrac, said in a report released last week that Florida had 6.7 million homes in...
Florida Approves Citizens’ 2016 Rates With Minor Adjustments
Sep 9 2015 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has approved a slate of 2016 property insurance rates for Citizens Property Insurance Corp. In an order signed September 8 by Florida Commissioner Kevin McCarty, FLOIR set the...
2 Miami Residents Accused of Conducting $200K in Illegal Insurance Transactions
Sep 8 2015 // The Florida Department of Financial Services’ Division of Insurance Fraud (DIF) announced the arrests of Miami residents Alina Del Prado, 60, and Karla Patricia Figueroa, 40, who are accused of deceptively using...
Florida City Approves Ridesharing, Taxi Rules
Sep 8 2015 // Gainesville, Fla., has passed new rules for private car-sharing companies like Uber to operate in the city. The City Commission passed regulations that apply to both taxis and companies like Uber. Mayor Ed Braddy told The...
Citizens Highlights ‘Disturbing’ Water Loss Trend at FLOIR Rate Hearing
Sep 7 2015 // Representatives from Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. delved into and defended their rate filing for 2016, which included significant increases in many Florida regions, before the Florida Office of...
Fraud Roundup
Sep 7 2015 // 2 North Carolina Residents Accused of Insurance Fraud in Multiple Counties North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced the arrests of Pamela Christine Liles, 31, and Travis Paul Randolph, 30, of...
