Florida OIR Tells Citizens to Rethink Maximum Rate Increase on HO Policies August 22, 2023 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports When Citizens Property Insurance Corp. in June filed for the maximum rate increases allowed by its statutory glidepath, many in...
Wright Flood to Launch Residential, Private Flood Insurance Option in 5 States August 22, 2023 Wright National Flood Insurance Services introduced FocusFlood, the company’s newest product and an extension of its popular ResiFlood program, into...
Third Child Dies Following House Fire in North Carolina August 22, 2023 CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — A third child has died following a weekend house fire in North Carolina, officials said. Fire-fighting...
Insureds Hot About Flood Insurance Costs? Some Areas Are Seeing 35% Discounts August 22, 2023 By William Rabb Florida property owners stuck with higher premiums and new flood insurance mandates may want to nudge their local governments to...
Family of NFL QB Haskins Reaches Settlement After Death on Florida Interstate August 21, 2023 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The estate of late NFL quarterback Dwayne Haskins has reached a “partial settlement” in its...
Victims of Deadly Smoky Mountain Fire Get Another Chance at Lawsuits August 21, 2023 GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Victims of a deadly 2016 wildfire that began in Great Smoky Mountains National Park before it...
A Year After Uproar over Demotech Ratings, Little Has Changed, But Questions Remain August 21, 2023 By William Rabb A little more than a year ago, the Demotech financial rating firm ignited a storm of controversy in Florida when...
Police Respond to ‘Chaos’ as Florida Condo Owners Outraged Over Insurance Fees August 21, 2023 Shouts, shoves and chaos broke out and police had to be called when condominium owners in Pembroke Pines, Florida, objected...
Oakbridge Acquires Georgia-based Cole Agency August 21, 2023 Oakbridge Insurance Agency, one of the larger independent agencies in the country, has expanded again with the acquisition of the...
Judge Won’t Block Florida Law Banning Chinese Ownership of Property August 18, 2023 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge in Florida on Thursday declined to block the state’s law barring citizens of China and...