Category: Florida News

The Top 25 Florida health insurance providers earned a combined $18.84 billion in direct premium in 2016. Read more at South Florida Business Journal

A business group has issued an alert, tied to the start of hurricane season Friday, warning insurance policyholders against jumping into assignment of benefits agreements with any contractors they might call to make storm repairs. Such AOB agreements aren’t necessary …

Florida’s governor and Legislature promised a dizzying array of fixes following the devastation of last year’s hurricanes. But heading into a new storm season, the state has enacted only a few changes — the largest aimed at protecting seniors in …

Although just 22 percent of those surveyed said they would consider a “highly automated” vehicle for their next vehicle purchase, 40 percent said they would switch insurance companies if those companies offered an “autonomous discount,” according to a recent Power …

Karen Clark & Co. indicates that subtropical storm Alberto will be responsible for insured losses totaling about $50 million. The estimates include insured losses to residential, commercial, and industrial properties and autos. Alberto — the first named storm of the …

South Florida leads the nation with 788,679 homes at risk of storm surge, according a new CoreLogic report. Hurricane season officially starts on June 1, but Florida got an early soaking from Subtropical Storm Alberto over Memorial Day Weekend. NOAA …

Just two days before the official start of hurricane season, Florida International University hosted the world premiere Wednesday of “BUILT TO LAST?,” a documentary that warns of risks to homes and other buildings in “the age of disaster.” “When someone …

As the 2018 hurricane season officially begins, South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) officials say the region’s 8.1 million residents are safe from Everglades flooding. With the rainy season in full effect, SFWMD — largest of the state’s water management …

Florida Gov. Rick Scott will travel to Puerto Rico today — his sixth visit since Hurricane Maria ripped through the island in September and killed an estimated 4,645 people. The governor’s office said late Wednesday that Scott was invited by …

The formation of Alberto last week marked an early start to hurricane season, but that doesn’t foretell anything about how active the Atlantic Basin will be this season. June 1 is the official start to hurricane season, but storms occasionally develop before then, …