Florida Supreme Court Suspends Attorney Behind Thousands of Insurer Lawsuits June 10, 2020 By Amy O'Connor The Florida Supreme Court has granted an emergency request by The Florida Bar to immediately suspend an attorney who, with...
How Florida’s Strained Insurance Market is Facing COVID-19, Hurricane Season June 3, 2020 By Amy O'Connor From the threat of insurer ratings downgrades to mounting carrier losses because of excessive litigation to increasing insurance rates, Florida’s...
Florida Cat Fund Foregoes Private Reinsurance for 2020 Hurricane Season June 2, 2020 By Amy O'Connor Reinsurance coverage for the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund will not be purchased for the upcoming hurricane season after overseers of...
Florida’s Capitol Preferred to Shed Nearly 24K Policies; Regulator to Monitor Operations May 15, 2020 By Amy O'Connor Capitol Preferred Insurance Co., one of the top writers of homeowners insurance in Florida, has received approval from the state’s...
Applied Underwriters’ Centauri Files $30M ‘Poaching’ Suit Against Wellington Insurance May 14, 2020 By Amy O'Connor A Florida-based managing general agency has filed a $30 million poaching lawsuit against three former executives and the agency they...
Florida Extends Order Allowing Agency Reps to Work Remotely During Health Emergency May 13, 2020 By Amy O'Connor Customer service representatives holding a particular Florida insurance license will be able to continue conducting business remotely until at least...
Florida Market Study Will Evaluate Exposures, Strategies for Citizens Property Insurance May 12, 2020 By Amy O'Connor Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Florida’s insurer of last resort, has moved forward with an independent study that will evaluate the...
COVID-19 Hits Already-Troubled Nursing Home Insurance Market; Brokers Try to Help May 10, 2020 By Amy O'Connor Nursing homes are right in the middle of the deadly coronavirus pandemic hitting the U.S, with more than 28%, or...
Federal Aid Denied to Georgia County for Damage from April Tornado May 8, 2020 By Amy O'Connor A county in Georgia will not receive any federal relief funds after a tornado that swept through the South in...
Students Sue Universities in North Carolina for Tuition Reimbursement May 5, 2020 By Amy O'Connor College students in North Carolina are suing universities in hopes of getting reimbursements for tuition and fees after campuses shut...