Latest Florida Headlines
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Fatal Crash in Florida Keys Cuts Power, Shuts Down 3 Schools
Feb 25 2021 // A fatal car crash in the Florida Keys on Tuesday morning caused traffic delays and caused officials to close three schools. The crash, which happened around 5:30 a.m. in Key Largo, also knocked down some power lines, the...
Florida Legislature Weighs Options to Address Rising Homeowners Insurance Costs
Feb 24 2021 // Three bills currently working their way through the Florida Legislature are designed to tackle the rising costs of homeowner roof claims, the costs of attorney fees in homeowner’s claims and issues surrounding notice...
Florida’s Citizens Insurance Makes Drastic Rate Changes to Stem Flood of New Policies
Feb 22 2021 // After holding off on approving its 2021 rates in December, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s Board of Governors approved rate recommendations that the insurer says will make its rates more competitive with...
Brown & Brown Promotes Florida-Based Nester to CIO
Feb 18 2021 // Brown & Brown, Inc. has appointed Gray Nester as chief information officer for Brown & Brown, effective immediately. Nester has more than 20 years of experience in insurance technology leadership. Since December...
Explosion at Florida Sanitation Complex Destroys 5 Garbage Trucks
Feb 17 2021 // An explosion and fire destroyed five garbage trucks and damaged two others at a sanitation complex in the Florida Panhandle. The flames erupted Sunday afternoon at the station in Escambia County, Emerald Coast Utilities...
Monahan Returns to Appalachian Underwriters in Florida as P&C Senior Broker
Feb 17 2021 // Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. (AUI) has appointed Kimberly Monahan to its Brokerage Department as a property and casualty broker. Monahan is located in Daytona Beach, Fla., and will be working to cover the Northeast Coast...
Storm System Spawns Tornado in Florida, Several Homes Damaged
Feb 16 2021 // A tornado in Florida’s Tampa Bay region peeled off rooftops, snapped trees and roused residents from bed early Sunday morning. The National Weather Service said there were no serious injuries reported from the...
Former School Bus Employee Arrested in $50K Florida Insurance Fraud Scheme
Feb 16 2021 // A former Miami-Dade County school bus driver was arrested for allegedly filing numerous fraudulent insurance claims and collecting approximately $50,000 from the alleged scheme, according to a statement from the Florida...
Florida Consumers ‘Flabbergasted’ by Property Insurance Rate Hikes
Feb 12 2021 // Florida property insurers are jacking up rates by double-digit percentages, blaming the hikes on lingering damage from past hurricanes, a wave of litigation, and a law that encourages lawyers to sue by allowing courts to...
Florida Cyber Attack Raises Alarm Over Security of Water Treatment Plants
Feb 11 2021 // A hacker’s botched attempt to poison the water supply of a small Florida city is raising alarms about just how vulnerable the nation’s water systems may be to attacks by more sophisticated intruders. Treatment...
Kin Insurance Launches Landlord Insurance in Florida Market
Feb 11 2021 // Kin, an insurance technology company, has launched its landlord insurance plans in the Florida market. Kin’s landlord insurance applies to property owners who rent out their detached homes and townhouses. It also...
Hacker Breaches Florida Treatment Plant Software, Tries to Taint Water
Feb 10 2021 // A hacker gained unauthorized entry into a remote access software system shared by workers at a Florida city’s water treatment plant in an unsuccessful attempt to fill the water supply with a potentially harmful...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Air-Sur of Florida
Feb 10 2021 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Ormond Beach, Fla.-based Air-Sur, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1976, Air-Sur is a retail insurance broker serving clients in the aviation and...
Florida Peninsula Adds King as Director of Customer Experience
Feb 8 2021 // The Florida Peninsula Insurance family of companies has hired Mindy King as the company’s director of Customer Experience. This is a new role at Florida Peninsula, which will be focused on building customer...
Unlicensed Florida Agent Arrested Over Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme
Feb 5 2021 // A Florida woman allegedly acting as an insurance agent without a license was arrested last month after an investigation by the Florida Department of Financial Services Bureau of Insurance Fraud. According to a statement...
Colonial Claims Acquires Premier Adjusting and Catastrophe Services of Florida
Feb 3 2021 // Colonial Claims LLC, a nationwide independent insurance claims service companies, has acquired Tampa area business Premier Adjusting and Catastrophe Services, Inc., a first and third-party claims handler for residential...
Florida Condo Association Sues Resident for Feeding Stray Cat
Feb 3 2021 // A condominium association in Florida is suing a 78-year-old woman over the feeding of a stray cat. A lawsuit filed earlier this month in Tampa accuses Joan P. Hussey of breaking the rules by attracting and feeding...
Newly-Formed K2-Backed Exchange to Offer Coverage for Mobile Homeowners in Florida
Feb 2 2021 // Insurance services holding company K2 Insurance Services and New York based private equity firm Lee Equity Partners have formed American Mobile Insurance Exchange (AMIE), a reciprocal exchange that will seek to insure...
Tornado Hits Florida’s Capital City; Damages, Closes Airport
Jan 29 2021 // A tornado touched down near the airport in Florida’s capital city Wednesday, flipping at least one small plane over and knocking out weather radar before moving east into residential neighborhoods, the National...
Florida’s Citizens Seeks to Stem Flow of New Policies with Drastic Rate Changes
Jan 28 2021 // After holding off on approving its 2021 rates last month, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s Board of Governors has approved rate recommendations that the insurer says will make its rates more competitive with...
