Category: Florida News

  Gallagher Acquires Florida’s Gabor Insurance Gabor Insurance Services Inc. and its Subsidiary, American Professional Liability Underwriters, headquartered in Miami, were recently acquired, Florida Business Daily reports.   Incoming Speaker Richard Corcoran Ready to Outline New Lobbyist Rules for House …

  Matthew’s Damage Will Take Months to Assess, Even Longer to Repair A month since Matthew, Property Owners don’t know any more than they did the morning after the storm. Hills of debris still line the highway, houses teeter over …

  The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“FHCF”) has scheduled a Rule Development Workshop on November 18, 2016 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in Tallahassee to discuss proposed amendments to Rule 19-8.029, F.A.C., “Insurer Reporting Requirements.”  Insurer exposure and loss …

  St. Petersburg Gets Ready to Celebrate Lower Flood Insurance Premiums Under the National Community Rating System, or CRS, St. Petersburg’s Rating will drop from Class 6 to Class 5, an improvement that will save $1.7 million for the tens …

  Home Older Than 40?  Insurer Slaps Cap On Water Claims Regulators have not always found Big Rate Hikes Justified for 2017, but thousands living in Older South Florida Homes face Limits on the Costliest Category of Claims not caused by storms …

  West Palm Beach Region Ranks 4th in U.S. Car Thefts With Keys Inside Whatever the case, a Region including Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach dwells in the Country’s Top 5 in a Category of Theft that’s actually …

  U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Hialeah Workers’ Comp Case The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take up a case that raised questions about the constitutionality of Florida’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance System.  THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA reports via CBS Miami.   …

PLEASE NOTE TODAY’S ISSUE HAS BEEN UPDATED   Hurricane Matthew insurance claims climb to $606 million According to information posted on the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation website Monday morning, the total claims filed as of Friday totaled 100,589. They …

  Rick Scott, Business Leaders Talk Matthew Recovery On Thursday, Scott heard a mixture of praise for the storm response of State, County and Local Recovery Workers, tempered by worries about issues ranging from loss of Income to Worker’s Compensation …

  FEMA Extends Filing Deadline for Florida NFIP Claims from Hurricane Hermine The Federal Emergency Management Agency has Extended the Deadline for National Flood Insurance Program Florida Policyholders to File Claims from Hurricane Hermine, Insurance Journal reports. Florida Insurance Regulators Provide Additional Details of …