Latest Florida Headlines
All the headlines from our Florida Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Insurtech Startup Slide Agrees to Take On Troubled St. Johns HO Business
Feb 18 2022 // Things are moving fast in Florida’s distressed property insurance market. Just days after St. Johns Insurance Co. announced it would stop writing new homeowner business in Florida, the Demotech rating agency withdrew...
Tesla Sued Over Suspension System in Fatal Florida Crash
Feb 18 2022 // Tesla Inc. has been sued over an alleged suspension failure in a crash that killed the driver and a passenger in Florida last year and sparked a federal probe. The 2021 Model 3 vehicle had a “defective and...
Dog Attack at Florida Rescue Center Kills Woman, Injures Another
Feb 18 2022 // A volunteer at a dog rescue center in South Florida died and another woman was injured after a dog attacked them Thursday morning. Local news outlets reported that two women were working with the large, mixed-breed dog at...
Appeals Court Finds GEICO Did Not Act in Bad Faith in Fatal Florida Crash Claim
Feb 18 2022 // In a case that went all the way to the federal appeals court level, a panel of judges has found that GEICO General Insurance adequately investigated a Florida claim after an insured motorist killed a cyclist, and did not...
Jersey DOL Cites 5 Southeast Contractors for Misclassifying Workers
Feb 17 2022 // Contractors based in Florida, North Carolina and Georgia have been ordered to stop work in New Jersey and now face penalties for allegedly misclassifying workers. The New Jersey Department of Labor said it had issued the...
Florida Insurance Rescue Bills Move Closer to Becoming Law
Feb 17 2022 // Two bills that many in the insurance industry hope will solve some of Florida’s worsening property insurance problems moved a step closer to becoming law Wednesday when they passed a key Senate subcommittee. The...
After Months of Decline, Florida Claims Litigation Rose Sharply in January
Feb 16 2022 // Just when insurers saw signs that last year’s reform legislation may be having an impact on claims litigation, bad news appeared in the inbox Wednesday. CaseGlide, the maker of litigation management software, which...
Florida House Committee Approves Home Hardening Tax Breaks
Feb 16 2022 // Florida’s chief financial officer is applauding lawmakers for approving a home-hardening measure that could affect homeowners insurance rates in years to come. “Since last year, we’ve been pushing hard on...
Relatively Weak Hurricane Elsa Caused $1B in Damage Last Year
Feb 15 2022 // Hurricane Elsa, which made landfall on July 7, 2021, with winds of 86 mph, caused about $1 billion in damage to the southern United States and multiple Caribbean countries, the National Hurricane Center reported. New data...
St. Johns, Lighthouse Insurance Suspend New Writing in Florida
Feb 15 2022 // Two more property insurers, including one of the largest insurers in Florida, have stopped writing new policies in the state, marking the fifth and sixth carriers this year to pull back from the turbulent Florida...
Man Loses Arm and Leg after Explosion at South Florida Scrap Yard
Feb 14 2022 // An explosion at a scrap-metal yard in South Florida left a man with such serious injuries that his arm and part of his leg had to be amputated Monday. News outlets reported that the man was unloading a large medical oxygen...
Florida OIR to Hold Workshop on Claims Litigation Data Call
Feb 14 2022 // Florida insurance carriers will be able to find out what claims litigation data they should be collecting and how it should be reported, thanks to a Feb. 24 workshop held by the state Office of Insurance Regulation. Senate...
Florida Teacher Dies Day After Being Hit by SUV Outside High School
Feb 14 2022 // A Florida teacher died Friday, a day after being struck by an SUV and trapped underneath it in the back parking lot of a Tampa Bay area high school, officials said. The Pasco County School District announced the death of...
S&P Report Sheds Light on Florida Farm Bureau’s Losses
Feb 11 2022 // Recently posted data provides new insight on the dire financial situation for Florida Farm Bureau, one of four carriers that announced it would stop writing or non-renew thousands of homeowner policies in Florida this...
Higher Fees Don’t Disqualify a Comp Treating Physician, Florida Appeals Court Finds
Feb 11 2022 // A workers’ compensation judge may not disqualify a treating physician simply because the doctor’s prices exceed the Florida workers’ comp fee schedule, a state appeals court decided this week. “In...
FTC Files Suit Against Auto Warranty Firm, Charging Deceptive Practices
Feb 10 2022 // The Federal Trade Commission has filed a federal lawsuit against a Florida-based vehicle warranty firm and related companies, charging that the firms’ telemarketers illegally said they represented car manufacturers...
Florida Senate Takes No Action on Bill to Repeal Malpractice Shield
Feb 10 2022 // The Florida Senate appears to have put an end to a bill that would have allowed parents of adult children to sue for damages in medical malpractice cases. The Senate Judiciary Committee last week effectively shelved...
Risk Strategies Buys Gehring Group in Florida
Feb 10 2022 // Risk Strategies, a national brokerage and risk management firm, announced it has acquired the Gehring Group, an employee benefits and risk consulting firm. Based in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, Gehring provides risk...
Investigation Launched after Cyclist Falls From Florida Drawbridge
Feb 9 2022 // Authorities are investigating after a bicyclist fell to her death when a drawbridge connecting Palm Beach to the Florida mainland began rising before she could reach the other side. A bystander tried to pull her to safety...
Another Big Insurer Stops Writing Homeowners Policies in Florida
Feb 8 2022 // The Florida property insurance market is showing more signs of trouble, with one of the state’s largest carriers deciding to stop writing new homeowner business in the state – while also asking for a rate increase...
