Latest Florida Headlines
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Parasailing Death in Florida Keys Raises Questions about Captain Cutting Line
Jun 2 2022 // A woman from Illinois was killed and two young children were injured when a sudden storm prompted a boat captain to cut loose their parasail, which then dragged them across the ocean and slammed them into a bridge in the...
Workpartners Expands Workers’ Comp Program to Florida
Jun 2 2022 // Workpartners, which describes itself as a data-informed, human capital-management firm, has expanded its workers’ compensation program into Florida, the company said this week. The firm, part of the University of...
Universal Completes $696M Reinsurance Program; Five Others in Florida May Not
Jun 1 2022 // As many as five Florida property insurers are unlikely to be able to secure adequate reinsurance by today’s deadline, but the state’s largest carrier is not one of them. Universal Insurance Holdings announced...
Florida Contractor Group Already Files Suit Challenging New AOB Fee Restrictions
Jun 1 2022 // A group of contractors wasted little time in challenging the constitutionality of a law approved at the Florida Legislature’s special session last week, one the restoration companies argue singles them out and...
People’s Trust, Southern Fidelity Stop Writing New Business in Florida
May 27 2022 // Two more property insurers, including two of Florida’s larger carriers, did not wait around to see what help the just-concluded special session of the Legislature may provide, and have stopped new business in the...
High-Speed Lawmaking: Florida Governor Quickly Signs Insurance, Condo Reform Bills
May 27 2022 // Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed property insurance and condominium maintenance reform legislation into law Thursday, putting an exclamation point on a whirlwind of lawmaking that began just a week ago when the bills were...
Florida Legislature Wraps Early with Insurance Fund, Roof and Condo Bills
May 26 2022 // By Wednesday morning, it was all over except for the speeches. The five-day special session on the insurance crisis turned into just three days, and without seeing adoption of a single significant modification to two bills...
Latin American Association of Insurance Agencies Statement on Adjournment of Florida Special Session on Property Insurance
May 26 2022 // Tallahassee, Fla., May 26, 2022 – Following the adjournment of the Florida special session on property insurance, the Latin American Association of Insurance Agencies (LAAIA) released the following statement, attributed...
Florida Lawmakers Set to Adopt Strict Statewide Condo Inspection, Reporting Bill
May 25 2022 // After addressing Florida’s insurance crisis, lawmakers on Tuesday quickly approved another piece of legislation they did not get to during the regular session in March – a revamp of condominium laws that would...
Florida House Committee Follows Suit, Quickly Approves Insurance Reform Bills
May 25 2022 // A Florida House committee and the state Senate wasted little time Tuesday in approving sweeping property insurance bills, leaving only the full House of Representatives to cement the changes on Wednesday, which would...
Florida Senate Committee Passes Insurance Market Rescue Bill 19-2
May 24 2022 // A Florida Senate committee overwhelmingly approved two measures Monday that supporters believe will go a long way toward trimming roof claims, litigation expenses and reinsurance costs for beleagured property insurers –...
Court Blocks Bulk of Florida’s New Social Media Law as Free Speech Violation
May 24 2022 // Most of a Florida law that sought to stop social media companies from restricting users’ political speech violates the companies’ free speech rights and cannot be enforced, a federal appeals court ruled on...
Florida DFS Posts Autopsy Reports on 18 Insolvent Insurers, 2012-2017
May 23 2022 // A week after a Florida news report pointed out that few people seem to know that post-insolvency autopsies are required by law, the state Department of Financial Services has posted 18 of the reports for property insurers...
Florida Insurance Groups Divided on Proposed Special Session Bill
May 22 2022 // Florida’s insurance community appears to be split, at least to some degree, on the impact that two draft bills will have on the property insurance crisis, with some praising the changes and others warning that they...
Florida Appeals Court Slashes $600,000 Attorney Fee on $52,000 Claim
May 20 2022 // Florida may have one of the most generous attorney-fee mechanisms in the country, sometimes resulting in plaintiff’s fees that are several times greater than the amount of damage awards. It’s enough to drive...
Policies’ Arbitration, AOB Endorsements are Unconstitutional, Florida Lawsuit Claims
May 19 2022 // Recent moves by two Florida insurers to limit litigation and restoration expenses – and regulators’ approval of those policy endorsements – have met with a constitutional challenge from contractors. One Florida...
Asked to Rethink 41% Rate Increase, Florida Farm Bureau Did. New Request is Higher
May 18 2022 // When Florida Farm Bureau Insurance companies filed for a 41% rate increase for homeowners last December, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation asked company actuaries to sharpen their pencils, review all data and try...
Three More Florida Insurers Asking for Big Rate Hikes at Hearings
May 17 2022 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation held hearings Tuesday on major rate increases from three more property insurers: Florida Farm Bureau, First Floridian, and Kin Interinsurance Network. The Kin and First Floridian...
Florida Law Requires Post-Mortem on Insolvent Insurers, But Few Reports Available
May 17 2022 // Florida regulators are required to perform post-mortem analyses on failed insurance companies, but few of the reports have been completed or released in recent years, and few people appear to be aware that they exist, the...
Florida Accidents Leave Injuries, Death, Property Damage
May 16 2022 // Small Plane Crash on Miami Bridge Kills Man A small plane with three people aboard crashed Saturday on a bridge near Miami, striking an SUV with three occupants and killing the pilot of the plane, the Federal Aviation...
