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#1 Florida’s Citizens Is Deferring Flood Coverage Proof While NFIP Is Shut Down

Oct 6 2025 // Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is deferring the required proof of flood insurance while the federal government shutdown continues and the National Flood Insurance Program is in limbo. “Citizens...

#2 Florida Adjuster Convicted for Sending Carrier Checks to His Fake Firm

Sep 23 2025 // A former staff adjuster for a large Florida insurance carrier has been found guilty of defrauding the insurer out of more than $580,000. A federal jury in Orlando last week said James Octavias Tobias Owens, 34, from the...

#3 Florida, National Groups File Suit Over ‘Anti-Public Adjuster’ Endorsements

Oct 14 2025 // At least six property insurers in Florida have opened a new front in their battle against public claims adjusters – policy endorsements that strongly discourage property owners’ use of public adjusters...

#4 Two More HO Insurers Join Florida Market, One Led by Former Metromile CEO

Sep 23 2025 // Florida regulators have approved two new homeowner insurance companies, one led by a San Francisco tech entrepreneur and former head of Metromile auto insurance company. “I focus on companies that can successfully...

#5 Florida Reforms Are Truly Making a Difference, Gallagher Re Report Finds

Oct 3 2025 // If Florida’s insurance market needed more indication that 2022 legislative reforms have made a big difference in the cost of doing business in the state, one of the biggest names in reinsurance has provided...

#6 AI-Powered Home Insurance Startup Expands in Risky Florida Market

Oct 17 2025 // Stand Insurance has raised $35 million in a Series B funding round to expand its artificial intelligence-powered coverage for homeowners. The company targets insurance markets deemed risky, with policies covering...

#7 FAIA Bans Live Animal Displays After PETA Concerns About June Convention

Sep 30 2025 // Attendees at the Florida Association of Insurance Agents’ June convention in Orlando may have noticed the live giraffe exhibit at the Marriott World Center. The giraffe won’t make it for the 2026 convention....

#8 Progressive Records $2.6B in Q3 Income After Refunds for Excess Profits in Florida

Oct 20 2025 // Progressive posted $2.6 billion in third-quarter net income last week in spite of taking a nearly $1 billion charge to account for excess profits the carrier will have to return to Florida auto insurance...

#9 Judge Clears Florida Officer in Shooting of UPS Driver, Citing ‘Stand Your Ground’

Sep 23 2025 // A South Florida judge cleared a police officer of wrongdoing in the shooting death of a UPS driver who had been taken hostage during a 2019 robbery. Broward Circuit Judge Ernest Kollra ruled that Jose Mateo, who had been...

#10 India Native Truck Driver in Fatal Florida Crash Pleads Not Guilty

Oct 1 2025 // A commercial truck driver accused of making an illegal U-turn that killed three people on a Florida highway last month waived his first appearance hearing Monday and entered a not guilty plea, court records show. Harjinder...

#11 Florida Painting Firm Fined $877,000 After Worker’s Fatal Fall From Savannah Bridge

Oct 1 2025 // The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined a Florida commercial painting contractor $877,000 – one of the largest OSHA fines in recent years – six months after a worker fell from a bridge near...

#12 Florida County Hit by 2024 Hurricanes Takes on Beach Restoration Without Fed Help

Oct 10 2025 // The white sandy beaches along a swath of Florida’s Gulf Coast were battered by three hurricanes last year, leading to a multimillion-dollar effort to repair a coastline that is the region’s economic...

#13 Florida Was a Top Destination for Immigrants in Recent Years — and Economy Grew

Oct 6 2025 // After Paola Freites was allowed into the U.S. in 2024, she and her husband settled in Florida, drawn by warm temperatures, a large Latino community and the ease of finding employment and housing. They were among hundreds...

#14 Marsh Names Fred Smith Florida Risk Management Leader

Sep 30 2025 // Smith Marsh, the global insurance broker and risk advisor, has named Fred Smith the Florida corporate and risk management segment leader, overseeing service for large and middle-market clients in the state. Smith will...

#15 Debt Collector Adds Subrogation Recovery for Insurers in Florida and Other States

Oct 20 2025 // A debt collection agency announced it has launched a subrogration recovery service for insurance companies in Florida and other states. Southwest Recovery Services, a 21-year-old company with offices in Texas, Florida,...

#16 Florida Chemical Plant Releases Toxic Vapor Cloud But No Injuries Reported

Oct 6 2025 // A toxic cloud of chemicals was released from an industrial site near Cocoa Beach last week, but authorities said no one was seriously injured, and the leak has been repaired. Florida Today and other news outlets reported...

#17 Canada’s Gifford Carr Wings Into Florida With Acquisition of Omni One Agency

Oct 7 2025 // It’s often insureds who come to Florida from Canada before winter sets in. But this week, it’s an Ottawa-based insurance brokerage that has moved into the Sunshine State with the acquisition of a Cape Coral...

#18 Florida, Alabama Hold Hearings on NCCI Workers’ Comp Rate Decreases

Oct 20 2025 // The National Council on Compensation Insurance is again recommending a reduction in workers’ compensation rates in Florida and Alabama, and regulators in both states have scheduled public hearings about the proposed...