Latest Florida Headlines

All the headlines from our Florida Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Insuring RVs

Apr 24 2000 // It’s not just your grandparents heading down the road in those Winnebagos these days. As the population of RV owners grows, so does the market and the profit margins for insurers. In the 1950s, those silver,...

PEOs Change Focus by Courting Agents as Partners, not Customers

Apr 10 2000 // As much as 10 years ago, independent insurance agents were being courted by professional employer organizations (PEOs), which viewed the small structure of agents’ offices as ripe for their human resources...

Florida Orders Life Insurer To Pay $7.5 Million

Feb 7 2000 // Florida Insurance Commissioner Bill Nelson and Attorney General Bob Butterworth ordered Metropolitan Life to pay the state $7.5 million to settle allegations that some of its agents used deceptive sales tactics since the...

Blast Destroys Florida Mansion

Feb 7 2000 // An explosion destroyed one mansion and damaged three others and the town hall in Manalapan, Florida in Palm Beach County. One woman was slightly injured in the explosion, which rocked houses up to four miles away and...