Higginbotham Tests the Carolina Waters With Turbeville Acquisition June 26, 2026 Higginbotham, now ranked as the 16th-largest independent brokerage chain, has expanded into South Carolina with the acquisition of the well-known...
Software Buyout King Orlando Bravo Attempts an AI-Era Reboot June 25, 2026 By Preeti Singh and Allison McNeely Orlando Bravo was quick to see the disruptive potential of software, making a series of lucrative bets on the sector...
Florida-Based Safepoint Withdraws IPO Just as it Was Expected to Launch June 25, 2026 Florida-based Safepoint Holdings, parent company of Safepoint Insurance and Manatee Insurance Exchanged has filed to withdraw its initial public offering...
North Carolina Becomes First State to Pass Outright Ban on Litigation Financing June 25, 2026 By William Rabb National insurance groups are hailing the signing of a new law in North Carolina, one that makes the state the...
Florida’s Unemployment Rate Is Surging Even as High-Profile Companies Move In June 24, 2026 By Augusta Saraiva Joseph McCue came to Florida expecting to do even better than he was in New York City working as an...
Trouble at Surfside Began Weeks Before Deadly Condo Collapse, Final Report Finds June 24, 2026 By Hallie Golden The deadly destruction of a Florida beachfront condominium actually started weeks before it collapsed into a pile of rubble in...
Need Wind Mitigation? New Florida Insurer Wants to Help With That June 24, 2026 By William Rabb Is this the future of home insurance in disaster-prone areas: The carrier coordinates the home-hardening work, from connecting homeowners with...
Sign of the Times: Florida Citizens’ Market Share, Litigation Levels Dropping to New Lows June 23, 2026 By William Rabb In another measure of the remarkable turnaround of the Florida insurance market, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s share of the market...
5 Years After Surfside Collapse: Safer Condos, More Transparency for Underwriters June 23, 2026 By Matt Mercier June 24, 2026 marks the fifth anniversary of the tragic collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida. Like many...
Inszone Still on a Tear With Acquisition of Georgia Agency June 22, 2026 Inszone Insurance Services, based in Sacramento, California, has continued its tear of mergers this year, most recently with the acquisition...