NFIP: 43,000 Flood Claims and $273 Million Paid So Far After Hurricane Ian November 2, 2022 The Federal Emergency Management Agency is reminding flood insurance policyholders hit by Hurricane Ian that they have an extra three...
As Special Session Nears, Florida Chamber Urges More Property Insurance Reforms November 2, 2022 Florida is in the midst of a swirling storm with a property insurance market that has been described as in...
World Insurance Associates Acquires Clinard Group in North Carolina November 1, 2022 World Insurance Associates, one of the larger brokerage firms in the country, has acquired North Carolina-based Clinard Insurance Group. WIA,...
Man Pleads Guilty to $2M Fraud in Prudential-Administered Military Injury Program November 1, 2022 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports A former U.S. Navy chief petty officer, now living in Georgia, has pleaded guilty to being the ringleader in a...
Cleanup After Five Tornadoes Touched Down in South Alabama, Mississippi November 1, 2022 Residents and businesses are cleaning up after at least five tornadoes touched down in a severe weather outbreak along the...
Exclusion Wording Not Clear, Florida Appeals Court Says in Air Quality Case November 1, 2022 Despite repeated references to “water damage,” the ambiguous wording of a policy exclusion by Southern-Owners Insurance Co. does not necessarily...
Universal P&C Posts $72 Million Loss, But Says it’s Well-Covered with Reinsurance October 31, 2022 Universal Insurance Holdings Inc., the parent company of Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co., Florida’s second-largest carrier, posted a $72...
Investment Advisor Sentenced in Fraud that Added To NC Mutual’s Troubles October 31, 2022 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports Federal prosecutors have said that Bradley Reifler, a New York-based investment manager, contributed greatly to the demise of North Carolina...
Lawyer Who Fought Florida Helmet Laws Died in Crash Without Helmet October 31, 2022 In the late 1990s, when Florida bikers were still required to wear helmets, Pinellas lawyer Ron Smith was an aggressive...
Hurricane Ian’s Lucrative Cleanup Deals Generating New Tempests October 30, 2022 By Associated Press It has been a month since Hurricane Ian wiped out parts of southwest Florida. Now multimillion-dollar cleanup contracts are generating...