Complaints About Florida Insurers Have More Than Doubled in 5 Years, or Have They? May 19, 2025 By William Rabb Consumer complaints about property-casualty insurers in Florida have more than doubled in the last five years and are on track...
Florida OIR Faults DFS in Move to Combine Regulatory Functions. DFS Pushes Back April 7, 2025 By William Rabb In a March memo to lawmakers, Florida’s Office of Insurance Regulation sharply criticized the state’s rather unique two-agency insurance regulatory...
Florida Homeowner Charged for Double-Dipping on Kitchen Water Damage Claim June 22, 2023 A homeowner in Florida has been charged with fraud after failing to report a previous claim on her house, the...
Miami Construction Co. Owner Arrested in $88K Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme May 11, 2021 A construction company owner was arrested in Florida this month for workers’ compensation premium fraud and grand theft for allegedly...
2 Arrested in Florida Fake Public Adjuster, $65K Claims Scheme Against Citizens May 6, 2021 Two Miami residents have been arrested for allegedly acting as public adjusters without a license and filling false insurance claims...
Newly Appointed Florida Deputy CFO to Focus on Insurance Fraud January 4, 2021 Former Secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections Julie Jones has been appointed Deputy Chief Financial Officer within the Office...
Florida OKs Emergency Adjusters, Brings In Fraud Strike Teams for Sally Recovery September 23, 2020 The Florida Department of Financial Services has deployed its Disaster Fraud Action Strike Team (DFAST) to the Florida Panhandle, as...
Florida Residual Workers’ Comp Plan Issues $27.6M in Premium Refunds June 18, 2020 Nearly 13,000 policyholders of the Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (FWCJUA) will receive workforce premium refunds totaling $27.6 million...
Florida CFO to Focus On Pandemic Business Liability Protections in 2021 Session May 27, 2020 Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis said he will pursue legislation that establishes liability protections for businesses in the next legislative session...
Florida to Grant Temporary Agent Licenses Amid Testing Freeze April 20, 2020 The Florida Division of Agent and Agency Services will resume its ability to begin processing insurance agent licenses despite the...