Latest Florida Headlines
All the headlines from our Florida Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Florida Court Knocks Out Hulk Hogan Claim Against Agency
May 17 2011 // A Pinellas County, Florida judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Terry Bollea, better known as celebrity wrestler Hulk Hogan, in a matter stemming from his son’s 2007 car crash that left passenger, Nick Graziano, with...
Florida Nabs 53 Suspects in Staged Car Crash Scheme
May 16 2011 // Authorities say a five-month investigation into staged car accidents and insurance fraud culminated in arrest warrants for 53 people in the Tampa area. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said that search...
Business Moves
May 16 2011 // Argus Fire & Casualty A Florida insurance company is on its way to closing its door as it informed agents it is going to start dropping policyholders when their policies are up for renewal. Argus Fire & Casualty,...
Florida Judge Finds Home Policy Covers Chinese Drywall
May 16 2011 // A Florida judge has ruled that a homeowners’ policy covers damage from tainted Chinese drywall. Hillsborough County Circuit Judge Robert Foster said he found no exclusion in the Teachers Insurance Co. policy that...
Florida Lawmakers Approve Property Reform
May 16 2011 // In the closing days of Florida’s legislative session, lawmakers approved a bill that addresses sinkhole claims and a number of other property insurance issues. In addition to redefining sinkhole losses, the measure...
Florida Deregulates More Commercial Lines
May 16 2011 // Commercial insurers in Florida will have more leeway in setting rates on a number of lines of insurance under a bill approved by state lawmakers. The Florida legislature approved CS/HB 99 that expands the list of...
Workers’ Comp TV Show Begins Filming in Florida
May 16 2011 // Hollywood thinks workers’ compensation can be funny. Workers’ Comp, a half-hour TV comedy about crazy employees handling absurd and often-fraudulent insurance claims from injured workers, begins filming pilot...
Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Boosts Reinsurance
May 13 2011 // Florida’s state-backed property insurance company is shoring up its ability to pay claims to home and business owners should a major hurricane or series of storms hit the state this year. For the first time in three...
P/C Insurers Cautious About Adopting New RMS Hurricane Model
May 10 2011 // Property/casualty insurers appear to be in no rush to adopt a controversial revised catastrophe model that dramatically raises certain estimates of potential hurricane losses in the country. California-based modeling firm...
Florida’s Acentria Acquires Stant Agency
May 10 2011 // Destin, Fla.-based Acentria reported it has acquired The Stant Agency. The office will remain in Crestview, Fla. Wes Stant, commercial lines agent, and Martha Stant, personal lines service representative, are joining the...
United Insurance, GreatFlorida Insurance to Provide P/C Coverage in Florida
May 10 2011 // United Insurance Holdings Corp’s., a property and casualty insurance holding company, homeowners, dwelling fire, and flood products will now be sold by agents from GreatFlorida Insurance, a privately held,...
Florida Approves Property Insurance Reform
May 9 2011 // Homeowners’ insurers in Florida are breathing a sigh of relief after succeeding in a months-long battle to obtain property insurance reforms designed to reduce costs and stabilize the market. After watching state...
Florida Judge Says Insurance Should Cover Chinese Drywall Case
May 9 2011 // A Florida judge has ruled that a couple’s damage from tainted Chinese drywall is covered by their homeowner insurance policy. Hillsborough County Circuit Judge Robert Foster this week said he found no exclusion in...
Florida Legislature Passes Medical Malpractice Changes
May 6 2011 // The Florida House has approved the final version of a bill overhauling medical malpractice suits in the state. The bill (HB 479) was approved by a vote of 94-21 on Wednesday. It goes next to Gov. Rick Scott. He is expected...
Florida Clinic Owner and Employees Charged in PIP Case
May 4 2011 // A medical clinic owner in Florida has been arrested on charges of fraud and theft in association with bogus automobile personal injury protection claims. Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater announced that Jean...
Florida Legislature Approves Commercial Rate Deregulation Bill
May 3 2011 // Commercial insurers in Florida will have more leeway in setting rates on a number of lines of insurance under a bill approved today by state lawmakers. The Florida legislature approved CS/HB 99 that expands the list of...
Coastal Risk Expands into Louisiana, Florida
May 3 2011 // Coastal Risk Underwriters (CRU), a subsidiary of Insight Catastrophe Group, will begin writing homeowners insurance in Louisiana and 15 counties in Florida. CRU provides insurance capacity to large national and regional...
Florida Man Gets Death Penalty for Insurance Office Murder
May 2 2011 // A Florida man has been sentenced to death for the murders of two women he doused with gasoline and set on fire during the robbery of a Nationwide Insurance office. A Polk County judge sentenced 33-year-old Leon Davis Jr....
Florida Insolvent Insurer Owners Hit with $76 Million Verdict
May 2 2011 // The former owners of Aries Insurance Co. are on the hook for millions after a Miami-Dade District Court found them guilty of diverting funds for personal use. Florida CFO Jeff Atwater said that a Miami-Dade Circuit Court...
Workers’ Comp TV Show Begins Filming in Florida
May 2 2011 // Hollywood thinks workers’ compensation can be funny. Workers’ Comp, a half-hour TV comedy about crazy employees handling absurd and often-fraudulent insurance claims from injured workers, begins filming pilot...
