Latest Florida Headlines
All the headlines from our Florida Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Florida Court Weighs When Not Meeting Policy Terms Means Coverage Forfeiture
Nov 1 2012 // Florida’s high court is debating whether a driver forfeited her uninsured motorist coverage by refusing to meet the insurer’s specific requirement to undergo a scheduled medical exam. The state Supreme Court...
Insurers Say Losses from Sandy Won’t Hit Florida
Oct 31 2012 // Insurance experts say the costs associated with losses from superstorm Sandy in the northeast should not affect Florida homeowners. Sam Miller of the Florida Insurance Council said Tuesday that the Florida market is...
Pro Wrestler Hulk Hogan Settles Florida Lawsuit Over Sex Tape
Oct 30 2012 // Former pro wrestler Hulk Hogan entered into a legal settlement with a disc jockey over a sex tape involving Hogan and the DJ’s wife. A statement by Hogan’s publicist said the terms of the settlement are...
Florida OKs 6.1% Workers’ Compensation Rate Hike
Oct 29 2012 // Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty said he will approve a 6.1 percent rate increase to become effective January 1, 2013 for workers’ compensation insurance rates in Florida. The decision was based the...
BP Oil Spill Settlement Unlikely Before Election
Oct 29 2012 // For a president locked in a tough re-election fight, it may look like political gold: a settlement between the U.S. Justice Department and BP Plc over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill that could send billions of dollars to...
Update: Hurricane Sandy Death Toll at 41; ‘Super Storm’ Eyes East Coast
Oct 26 2012 // Hurricane Sandy, a late-season Atlantic storm unlike anything seen in more than two decades, slogged slowly toward the U.S. East Coast on Friday after killing at least 41 people as it cut across the Caribbean. Forecasters...
Florida Supreme Court Asked to Settle Smokers’ Punitive Damages
Oct 26 2012 // An appellate court wants the Florida Supreme Court to resolve a question on punitive damages in cases involving sick smokers. A 1st District Court of Appeal panel this week split 2-1 in affirming a trial judge’s...
Astonish Announces QQ Solutions as a Silver Sponsor for its Fourth Annual eAgent Summit Taking Place This Oct. 28-30
Oct 26 2012 // Warwick, Rhode Island, 10/26/12 – Astonish, the leader in insurance digital marketing solutions, is pleased to announce QQ Solutions, Inc., www.qqsolutions.com, as a Silver Sponsor for its fourth annual eAgent Summit...
Major Hurricane Sandy -Frankenstorm- Threatens East Coast
Oct 25 2012 // Hurricane Sandy swelled into a major threat to much of the U.S. East Coast on Thursday after lashing Cuba with heavy rains and tree-toppling winds and swirling through the Bahamas, U.S. forecasters said. Strengthening...
Florida’s Citizens President Gilway: Staff Firings Premature
Oct 24 2012 // In the face of criticism, the top executive of Florida’s state-backed property insurer acknowledge his decision to close the insurer’s office in charge of corporate oversight before having its replacement in...
Fla. Citizens Picks Odd Moment to Sack ‘Integrity’ Office
Oct 24 2012 // Despite headlines being dominated by the ever-tightening presidential election, Citizens Property Insurance Corp. continues to make news in Florida. Last week, Citizens announced that it was eliminating its so-called...
Florida Approves More Policy Takeouts at Citizens; Also OKs Commercial Rate Hikes
Oct 23 2012 // Florida regulators announced that two property insurance companies have been approved to take out up to 100,000 policies from the state-backed insurer in December, adding to the 210,000 policies already slated for removal...
Florida Gov. Scott Troubled by Firings at Citizens Property Insurance
Oct 22 2012 // A move by Florida’s largest property insurer to dismiss employees responsible for investigating wrongdoing drew criticism last Thursday from Gov. Rick Scott. Scott, in a strongly-worded letter to the president of...
Florida-Based Bankers Insurance Unveils New Insurance Group Leadership
Oct 22 2012 // Florida-based Bankers Insurance Group recently announced the company’s new leadership lineup. Lisa Bage has joined the firm as vice president of product development. Bage, a 22-year industry veteran, was a senior...
Meningitis Toll Rises; Pharmacy Owners Sued
Oct 22 2012 // Executives at the Boston-area pharmacy whose steroid shots have been linked to a deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak have been sued in a bid to freeze their personal assets, while the death toll in the scandal rose to 21, with...
Florida’s Citizens Puts Brakes on Surplus Note Program
Oct 22 2012 // By Michael Adams Florida’s state-backed property insurer has put the brakes on its plan to loan private insurers up to $350 million in surplus while it addresses a growing wave of criticism from lawmakers, elected...
Florida Amendment 5 Would Affect Supreme Court Power
Oct 22 2012 // The Florida Legislature would gain greater authority over the state Supreme Court and the rules governing state courts if voters approve constitutional Amendment 5 in the Nov. 6 election. The proposal, pushed through the...
Florida Workers Comp 29th Most Expensive
Oct 22 2012 // Florida’s workers compensation insurance rates have climbed from 40th to 29th most expensive in the nation over the last two years. That 11-point increase was reported in a study released by the Oregon Department of...
People – Southeast
Oct 22 2012 // Aon Risk Solutions, the brokerage and risk management business of Aon plc, recently announced the addition of Rachel Perry as managing director and Southeast region casualty leader in the Atlanta office. In her new role,...
Court Urges Change in Florida Workers’ Comp Law
Oct 22 2012 // An appellate court is urging the Florida Legislature to reconsider a state law that makes injured employees pay employers’ legal costs if they lose good faith workers’ compensation appeals. A three-judge panel...
