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Questions Raised about FIGA Board Changes, Now With No Auto Insurer Reps

In May, Florida’s chief financial officer sent out a notice that he had appointed new members to the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association’s board of directors. Just a week later, though, one of those appointees, a State Farm employee, was replaced. …

Hurricane Season Ushered in With a Deluge in South Florida

Dangerous flooding from a tropical disturbance inundated much of southern Florida on Wednesday, blocking roads, floating vehicles and delaying the Florida Panthers on their way to Stanley Cup games in Canada against the Edmonton Oilers. The disorganized storm system was …

NC Bill to Make Manufacturers Pay for ‘Forever Chemicals’ Advances in House

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s top environmental regulator could order manufacturers of “forever chemicals” to help pay for water system cleanup upgrades whenever they are found responsible for discharges that contaminate drinking water beyond acceptable levels, under legislation advanced …

Florida Jury Says Chiquita Brands Must Pay $38M for Colombia Deaths

Banana giant Chiquita Brands must pay $38.3 million to 16 family members of people killed during Colombia’s long civil war by a violent right-wing paramilitary group funded by the company, a federal jury in Florida decided. The verdict Monday by …

Liberty Mutual’s Angle on $4.7M Refund Differs Slightly from Florida Regulators’

Liberty Mutual Insurance this week should complete $5.2 million in refunds, premium credits and interest payments to more than 46,000 auto insurance policyholders in Florida, the result of a market conduct examination done months after a use-and-file rate was approved, …

Former Florida Fire Captain Charged With Padding Living Expenses on Citizens Claim

A retired south Florida fire captain has been arrested for insurance fraud, charged with vastly overstating the number of nights he was forced to stay in a resort hotel while his home was under repair. Florida’s chief financial officer said …

PointeNorth Acquires McCrary-Daniels in Georgia, its Fifth Expansion This Year

PointeNorth Insurance Group, one of the largest independent insurance agencies in the Southeast, has acquired McCrary-Daniels Insurance, based in Douglas, Georgia. It’s the fifth acquisition this year and the second in southern Georgia, PointeNorth officials said in a news release. …

Allied American Named Designated Claims Administrator for Lloyd’s

Allied American USA, a national claims management firm based in Tampa, is now a designated claims administrator for Lloyd’s of London. Allied, in business for more than 20 years, called the designation a “prestigious milestone,” allowing the firm to adjust …

Fortegra Granted License to Operate in Belgium and European Union

The Fortegra Group Inc., the Jacksonville, Florida-based specialty insurer and subsidiary of Tiptree Inc., announced it has received approval to operate in Belgium and the European Union. Fortegra Belgium Insurance Co. NV will be based in Brussels and will underwrite …

Big Miami Apartment Fire Deliberately Set After Shooting, Officials Say

A 100-year-old apartment complex in Miami on Monday erupted into one of the largest blazes in decades after one man shot an employee at the site then set fire to the building. The Miami Herald, the New York Times and …

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