Florida Bill Passes Making it Easier for Agents to Seek Surplus Lines Coverage May 6, 2025 By William Rabb Starting July 1, Florida insurance agents will no longer need to make a “diligent effort” to find coverage for hard-to-place...
Atlas Insurance Brings Benefits Business Under One Roof March 13, 2025 Atlas Insurance Agency, based in Sarasota, Florida, announced it has acquired its sister company, Atlas Employee Benefits. The firms will...
King Risk Adds to SW Florida Presence with Bruce Hendry Agency January 17, 2025 King Risk Partners, a major U.S. brokerage and insurance agency based in Gainesville, Florida, has acquired Bruce Hendry Insurance in...
Florida DFS Posts Latest Enforcement Actions Against Agents, Adjusters December 27, 2024 By William Rabb Florida’s Department of Financial Services has posted its enforcement actions for much of the last half of 2024, listing 12...
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...
South Florida P/C Insurance Agent Charged With Swiping $131,000 in Premiums November 2, 2023 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports A south Florida insurance agent has been charged with absconding with more than $130,000 in premiums, leaving property owners uninsured...
After Ian Swamped His Office and Home, Florida Insurance Agent Picking Up the Pieces October 6, 2022 By William Rabb John Gardner this week found himself in a position no insurance agent would like to be in: no office to...
Insurance Agents on the Front Line of Florida’s Mounting Property Market Problems March 11, 2021 By Amy O'Connor While carriers face growing financial losses in Florida’s distressed property insurance market, insurance agents are on the front lines trying...
What Stakeholders Are Saying About the Florida Insurance Market March 11, 2021 Florida stakeholders are pushing hard for the Florida Legislature to enact property insurance reforms this year to help the state...
How Agents Can Help Floridians Navigate Hurricane Season Aftermath December 30, 2020 By Jennifer Naughton The 2020 hurricane season was one for the books. From ferocious storms battering the Gulf Coast to heavy rains inundating...