Latest Florida Headlines
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Florida Regulator Nixes Citizens Request to Remove Rate Cap on New Business
Apr 21 2021 // New policyholders coming into Florida’s insurer of last resort will not face higher rates than existing insureds under an order issued by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation. The regulator’s decision...
Florida Drives Toward Repeal of Motor Vehicle No-Fault Law
Apr 20 2021 // After many years of trying, Florida is closer than ever to repealing its 50-year-old motor vehicle no-fault law. However, many industry stakeholders have expressed opposition to the legislation passed by the Florida Senate...
Regulator Deems Florida-Based American Capital Assurance Corp. Insolvent
Apr 19 2021 // After negative moves by ratings agencies last month to address its financial issues, Florida’s insurance regulator says American Capital Assurance Corp. (AmCap) is insolvent and should be placed in receivership. In a...
Florida to Close Wastewater Reservoir With Leak History
Apr 15 2021 // Florida is moving to permanently close the leaky Piney Point wastewater reservoir that poured millions of gallons of water into Tampa Bay while threatening to burst open and flood nearby homes and businesses, Gov. Ron...
Understanding Florida’s Sweeping New Immunity Law for COVID-19 Claims
Apr 15 2021 // Florida became one of the first states in the country last month to pass and sign into law a statute directed toward providing immunity to businesses for COVID-19 related lawsuits. To be clear, the law does not prevent all...
NAIC Data: Florida Property Lawsuits Total 76% of Insurer Litigation in U.S.
Apr 14 2021 // New information from Florida’s insurance regulator paints a stark picture of the extent of litigation facing the state’s domestic insurers. The information comes as numerous stakeholders push for legislative...
Sailboat Knocks Out Power to 30K Customers in Florida Keys
Apr 13 2021 // A power outage occurred throughout the lower half of the Florida Keys on Monday morning when a sailboat got stuck in transmission lines, officials said. The electricity went out for about 30,000 customers shortly before...
Florida Lawmakers Send Legislation to Fight Sea Level Rise to Governor
Apr 12 2021 // Legislation hailed as some of the most robust yet to defend U.S. coasts against sea level rise is headed to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a proposal that would provide millions of dollars annually to communities threatened...
Florida Senate Passes Property Insurance Reform Bill
Apr 9 2021 // A bill backed by the Florida insurance industry and other stakeholders aimed at addressing the state’s insurance market woes was passed in the Senate chamber this week but faces an uncertain future as the companion...
People Moves: Go T&T Hires Cotta; Williams Joins Florida Peninsula; Distinguished Adds Johnson
Apr 8 2021 // Go Transportation & Translation Hires Cotta as Vice President of Operations Go Transportation & Translation (Go T&T), a national transportation and translation company serving the workers’ compensation...
Officials Say Second Breach Concern Discovered in Florida Phosphate Reservoir
Apr 8 2021 // A drone discovered a possible second breach in a large Florida wastewater reservoir as more pumps were headed to the site to prevent a catastrophic flood, officials said Monday. U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, a Republican,...
Regulator Deems Florida-Based American Capital Assurance Corp. Insolvent
Apr 6 2021 // After negative moves by ratings agencies last month to address its financial issues, Florida’s insurance regulator says American Capital Assurance Corp. (AmCap) is insolvent and should be placed in receivership, In a...
Florida Agents Join Consumer Advocate in Fight Against Contractor Fraud
Apr 6 2021 // As Florida insurers focus on addressing mounting losses in the state’s property insurance market with legislative reforms, rising rates and coverage restrictions, other stakeholders are working to educate consumers...
Leak at Wastewater Pond Prompts Evacuations in Florida
Apr 5 2021 // Florida Governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency Saturday after a significant leak at a large pond of wastewater threatened to flood roads and burst a system that stores polluted waters. Officials in Florida...
Florida School District Hit with ‘Bizarre’ $40M Ransomware Demand
Apr 5 2021 // The computer system of one of the nation’s largest school districts was hacked by a criminal gang that encrypted district data and demanded $40 million in ransom or it would erase the files and post students’...
What The Telecommuting Trend Could Mean for Florida Workers’ Comp Claims
Apr 1 2021 // As companies continue to adapt to COVID-19, it is evident that one of the long-lasting effects of the novel coronavirus will be the increased number of permanent work from home accommodations. According to a recent Gallup...
COVID-19 Liability Bill for Florida Businesses, Healthcare Providers Signed by Gov
Mar 31 2021 // Florida businesses, governments and healthcare providers will be protected from coronavirus lawsuits if they made a good effort to follow guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19 under a bill signed by Republican Gov....
Florida’s Centauri Insurance Keeps ‘A’ Rating, Plans Expansion After Applied Acquisition
Mar 30 2021 // Centauri insurance companies (Centauri Specialty Insurance Co. and Centauri National Insurance Co.) have sustained their financial stability rating of “A” (Exceptional) from Demotech, after being strengthened...
Florida School District to Pay $2M Over Chicken Nugget Choking Death of Student
Mar 30 2021 // The family of a 19-year-old student with autism will receive a $2 million settlement from a Florida school district a year and a half after he choked on a chicken nugget and died. The settlement approved by the Palm Beach...
Fire Destroys Historic Black Church in Northeast Florida
Mar 29 2021 // Officials are trying to determine what caused a fire early Friday that destroyed a historic Black church in northeast Florida. Clay County Fire Rescue tweeted that no one was injured in the fire that started around 11 p.m....
