Don’t Touch Fla. Reforms, Panelists Implore, but Maybe Tax Breaks for Elevated Homes December 6, 2024 By William Rabb Regulators, insurance companies and attorneys at the Florida Chamber of Commerce Annual Insurance Summit this week sent a clear message...
Despite IRS Scrutiny, Micro-Captives Growing Like Weeds in Hard Florida Market December 4, 2024 By William Rabb Despite continued uncertainty over the future of federal tax rules on micro-captive insurance companies, the instruments seem to be increasingly...
FEMA Drops Hammer on Fort Myers Beach After Improper Rebuilding in Flood Area December 3, 2024 By William Rabb Last spring, the Federal Emergency Management Agency jolted southwest Florida communities – most of which were still recovering from Hurricane...
Best Agency to Work For – Southeast Bronze Winner: Brightway Insurance December 3, 2024 By William Rabb The people at Brightway Insurance, based in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, near Jacksonville, seem to have taken employee satisfaction and...
Old Damage, New Claim: Davies Risk Head Notes Rise in ‘Soft Fraud’ in Southeast December 3, 2024 By William Rabb With multiple hurricanes rocking Florida and other parts of the Southeast this year, claims professionals have said they are seeing...
US High Court Declines Appeal, Upholds Coverage Ruling on Treated Wood December 2, 2024 By William Rabb Insurance carriers may want to examine policy language — and what information they request from insureds — after the U.S....
Florida Citizens’ Brass Tired of ‘Clickbait’ News on its Hurricane Claims Denials November 22, 2024 By William Rabb Officials with Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. took issue Thursday with a number of national and Florida news reports that...
Miami Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty to Keeping $6M in Premium Finance Loans November 21, 2024 By William Rabb A Miami insurance agent has pleaded guilty to defrauding a Georgia credit union by obtaining loans for condominium associations’ premium...
US High Court Declines Appeal, Upholds Coverage Ruling on Treated Wood November 20, 2024 By William Rabb Insurance carriers may want to examine policy language – and what information they request from insureds – after the U.S....
Florida OIR Approves 1% Average Workers’ Compensation Rate Decrease November 19, 2024 By William Rabb Florida employers will soon see the smallest decrease in workers’ compensation rates in years – just a 1% reduction from...