Latest Florida Headlines
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Former NFL Player Faces DUI Charge After Florida Crash
Feb 7 2023 // A former NFL player was arrested on a misdemeanor driving under the influence charge after troopers say his vehicle rear-ended a pick-up truck that was on the side of a South Florida highway because of a flat tire,...
After Florida’s insurance market failures, will Louisiana be next to fall?
Feb 6 2023 // Last week, a special session of the Louisiana Legislature passed and funded an effort to deter insurance companies from leaving the Pelican State after a raft of hurricanes wreaked havoc on the financials of several...
Appeals Court Upholds Sanctions Against Florida Insurance Defense Attorney
Feb 6 2023 // A Florida appeals court has issued a sharp rebuke to an insurance defense attorney, upholding sanctions and charging that he has engaged in a pattern of conduct designed to trigger mistrials. Dale Gobel, of Orlando, made...
Florida Citizens’ Endorsement Now in Effect: Disputes to be Heard by Admin Judges
Feb 6 2023 // As of this month, most Florida Citizens Property Insurance Corp. claims disputes will now be heard and decided by the state Division of Administrative Hearings, not in a court of law. Officials at Citizens and at DOAH...
Florida Adjusters Say No Response From State Officials After They Alleged that Insurers Have Doctored Their Damage Reports
Feb 6 2023 // Almost two months after three independent adjusters told Florida lawmakers that insurance carriers have frequently doctored their damage assessment reports, the men said they’ve had no contact from state agencies...
Florida Citizens Shucks Nationwide Search, Names Cerio New CEO
Feb 1 2023 // The Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Board of Governors, in a special meeting Tuesday, surprised some in the Florida insurance industry by naming its general counsel as CEO – without a nationwide search. The board voted...
Slide Will Assume 91,000 Policies and Premium in United P&C Runoff in Florida
Feb 1 2023 // One year after Slide Insurance made waves by taking over thousands of policies from a troubled Florida carrier, the young company has done it again. The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation on Tuesday signed a consent...
Florida Approves New WC Rule: Carriers Must Verify Subcontractor Employees
Feb 1 2023 // The National Council on Compensation Insurance has laid down the law, requiring Florida workers’ compensation insurers to verify employees before arbitrarily charging premium for subcontractors’ exempt...
25 Charged in Fake Nursing Diploma Scheme in South Florida
Jan 31 2023 // Federal authorities in Florida have charged 25 people with participating in a wire fraud scheme that created an illegal shortcut for aspiring nurses to get licensed and find employment. Recently unsealed federal grand jury...
Allstate’s Castle Key Plans to Drop 33,000 Condo Policies in Florida
Jan 30 2023 // At least one of Allstate Insurance group’s Florida subsidiaries plans to non-renew 33,000 Florida condominium policies, starting in June. In a notice sent to Florida agents this month, Allstate said its Castle Key...
$1.5B Dike Repair Finally Done at Florida’s Okeechobee, Protecting Thousands of Home
Jan 27 2023 // After 18 years, a $1.5 billion project was officially completed to repair the sprawling dike around Florida’s Lake Okeechobee that protects thousands of people from potentially catastrophic flooding during...
Risk Strategies Buys Tanenbaum-Harber Agency in Florida
Jan 27 2023 // Risk Strategies, a national insurance brokerage, has acquired Florida’s Tanenbaum-Harber, a risk management and insurance advisor. Based in Miramar, Florida, Tanenbaum-Harber traces its beginnings to 1860, the...
Few Florida Carriers Filed for Arbitration in 2022, But It’s Coming, Attorneys Say
Jan 26 2023 // After American Integrity Insurance Co. filed for a binding arbitration endorsement on homeowner policies one year ago, many in the industry expected a wave of other insurers to follow suit as claims litigation costs...
Florida Supreme Court Upholds Law That Bans Gun Restrictions
Jan 23 2023 // Florida lawmakers can fine local government officials who attempt to restrict gun and ammunition sales under a state law upheld by the state Supreme Court on Thursday. Former Democratic Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried...
Florida Supreme Court Disbars Notorious Plaintiff’s Lawyer. Infamous Public Adjuster Could Be Next.
Jan 23 2023 // Florida officials have taken strong action against two of the insurance industry’s most-detested adversaries, disbarring a notorious plaintiffs’ attorney who filed thousands of frivolous claims lawsuits and...
Florida Governor Awards $100 Million for Beach Restoration Efforts
Jan 20 2023 // Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday awarded $100 million for beach erosion projects and other restoration efforts in 16 coastal counties damaged by Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Nicole. The Republican announced the...
Florida Congressman Steube Recovering After Being Injured in 25-Foot Fall at Home
Jan 20 2023 // U.S. Rep. Greg Steube, R-Sarasota, is improving after sustained serious injuries when he fell 25 feet off a ladder while cutting tree limbs at his home on Florida’s Gulf Coast. The 44-year-old congressman, in office...
Florida Adjusters Say No Action on Charges of Insurers Doctoring Their Reports
Jan 20 2023 // Five weeks after three independent adjusters told Florida lawmakers that insurance carriers have frequently doctored their damage assessment reports, the men said they’ve had no contact from state agencies about the...
FDA Charges Florida Pharma Supplier with Re-Selling Suspect Drug Ingredients
Jan 19 2023 // The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is asking a federal court to bar a Florida drug company from making or shipping any more adulterated pharmaceutical ingredients and products that do not meet quality control...
World Insurance, Kin Make Moves in Florida, South Carolina
Jan 18 2023 // New Jersey-based World Insurance Associates has acquired Volaris Insurance Group of Tampa. World Insurance, one of the larger brokerages in the United States, said in a statement that Volaris will expand the broker’s...
