Latest Florida Headlines
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National Transportation Safety Board Probes Deadly Tesla Crash in Florida
Sep 21 2021 // The National Transportation Safety Board has opened an investigation into a crash of a Tesla Inc. vehicle, the second probe by the agency of a fatal accident involving the electric carmaker’s models in less than six...
Florida New Litigated Claims Fell 35% in August
Sep 17 2021 // New litigated claims for Florida’s largest property and casualty insurers dropped to 4,313 in August, a 35% decrease from July, according to data compiled by litigation management software provider CaseGlide. The...
Florida’s Event Planners Navigate New Insurance Market Reality
Sep 14 2021 // COVID-19 has inflicted significant damage on Florida’s events industry, costing revenue, forcing changes in how the state’s venues operate and limiting options for how conventions, trade shows and concerts are...
Florida-Based Tower Hill Adds Insurance Exchange Program
Sep 13 2021 // Tower Hill Insurance Group, based in Gainesville, Florida, has announced the formation of its newest risk-bearing entity, Tower Hill Insurance Exchange (THIE). THIE will be a reciprocal insurer whereby the policyholders,...
Tropical Storm Mindy Expected to Bring Heavy Rainfall to Florida Panhandle
Sep 9 2021 // Tropical Storm Mindy is expected to produce two to four inches of rainfall across the Florida Panhandle into southern Georgia and South Carolina through Tuesday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center. Mindy...
Florida Workers’ Comp Rates Set to Decrease, Again
Sep 3 2021 // Florida workers’ compensation rates are set to decline again as the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) has proposed a statewide rate decrease of 4.9% in the voluntary market. The rates would take...
Florida ‘Anti-Riot’ Law Challenged in Court Hearing
Sep 1 2021 // A new Florida law designed to deter violent public demonstrations is instead unconstitutionally chilling free speech and legitimate rights to protest, a federal judge was told Monday. Attorneys for several organizations...
Tesla Slams into Florida Highway Patrol Car on Autopilot
Aug 30 2021 // A Tesla driving in autopilot mode slammed into a Florida Highway Patrol cruiser on an interstate near downtown Orlando and narrowly missed its driver, who had pulled over to assist a disabled vehicle. Earlier this month,...
Florida Cybersecurity Agency Hampered by Vacancies
Aug 23 2021 // Gov. Ron DeSantis’ new technology office is supposed to resolve the state’s longtime tech woes and lead the state’s defense against cybersecurity threats. A year into its inception, the office is...
Florida-Based King Insurance Acquires Robert Blakeley
Aug 20 2021 // King Insurance, a full-service insurance brokerage firm that provides a variety of property & casualty as well as employee benefits solutions, has acquired Robert Blakeley Insurance. Robert Blakeley, based in Leesburg,...
EEOC Sues Florida Applebee’s Franchise for Race and Sexual Orientation Discrimination
Aug 18 2021 // Neighborhood Restaurant Partners Florida, LLC, doing business as Applebee’s, violated federal law by subjecting an employee to race and sexual orientation discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
Tropical Storm Fred Makes Landfall Along Florida Panhandle
Aug 16 2021 // Tropical storm Fred made landfall near Cape San Blas, Florida Monday Aug. 16 at approximately 3:15 p.m. EST, according to the National Hurricane Center. Fred is expected to bring dangerous storm surge and flooding rains...
Risk Strategies Acquires Florida Medical Malpractice Liability Firm Danna-Gracey
Aug 16 2021 // Risk Strategies, a national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired Danna-Gracey, a specialist in medical malpractice insurance headquartered in Delray Beach, Florida. Terms of the deal were...
Fred Expected to Bring Tropical Storm Conditions to Florida
Aug 13 2021 // Fred is forecasted to bring tropical storm conditions in portions of Florida Saturday according to a National Hurricane Center Aug. 13 update. The Keys, southern and central Florida could see between three to six inches of...
Florida Professional Insurance Agents Announce Partnership with Insurance Journal’s Academy of Insurance
Aug 13 2021 // The Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) of Florida and the Insurance Journal’s Academy of Insurance are pleased to announce a new member benefit to bring the Academy of Insurance’s online courses and skills...
Increasing COVID-19 Vaccination Rates in Florida, Texas Could Have Saved 4,700 Lives Through July
Aug 13 2021 // The success of COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in many states demonstrates the real-world feasibility, and impact, of achieving high vaccination coverage. By the end of July, the five highest-performing states — Vermont,...
Tropical Depression Fred Expected to Bring Heavy Rainfall to Southern Florida
Aug 12 2021 // Tropical Depression Fred could lead to heavy rainfall across southern Florida according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm was moving across portions of Hispaniola the morning of Aug. 12. Fred is expected to be...
eMaxx Announces Return of Risk Management Summit in Miami, Florida
Aug 10 2021 // Three day meeting packed with educational sessions addressing loss prevention, technology, claims and litigation management industry trends PEABODY, Mass. (August 10, 2021) – eMaxx, a tech-enabled specialty provider of...
Florida Appeals Ruling Allowing Norwegian Cruise Line to Demand Vaccine Documentation
Aug 10 2021 // Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said on Monday the state will appeal a federal judge’s ruling that allowed Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd to require Miami passengers show documented proof they are vaccinated...
Norwegian Cruise Line Goes to Court to Block Florida’s Vaccine Passport Ban
Aug 6 2021 // Norwegian Cruise Line heads to federal court on Friday in a battle that pits the company’s plan for returning to the seas against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s vow to oppose COVID-19 “vaccine...
