Category: Florida and Insurance News
Feb 7, 2018
Senators Lash Out at Insurance Industry During Hearing on AOB Reform The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday stripped Assignment of Benefits Legislation of an Attorney-Fee Provision despised by the Insurance Industry. But that didn’t satisfy Industry Objections to the overall …
Feb 6, 2018
Two Former Florida Football Players Convicted In Insurance Fraud Case Former Florida Linebacker Monty Grow was convicted on Federal Fraud, kickback and money laundering charges Monday in Miami and faces up to 20 years in prison for running what Prosecutors called a Pyramid Scheme …
Feb 5, 2018
Losses Mount at Property Insurers in Wake of Busy Hurricane Season Profits in the Private U.S. Property/Casualty Insurance Industry dropped a hefty 30 percent through the first nine months of 2017, according to Data Provider ISO and the Property Casualty …
Feb 2, 2018
DES PLAINES, Ill., Jan. 30, 2018 — The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) reports today that insured tailgate thefts have stabilized since 2014. NICB analysis shows that in 2016, there were 1,877 claims for tailgate theft identified in ISO ClaimSearch®, an insurance industry …
Feb 2, 2018
Florida Senate Bill Would Create Panel To Plan Hurricane Fuel Reserve The Proposal (SB 700) would set up the Florida Strategic Fuel Reserve Task Force within the Florida Division of Emergency Management. THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA’s Lloyd Dunkelberger reports …
Feb 1, 2018
Patriot National Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection In Accordance with a previously-Agreed Restructuring Plan with Lenders, Patriot National, Inc., an Insurance Technology and Outsourcing Firm, has officially Filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection and Reorganization. Insurance Journal reports. Brett Favre Cuts …
Feb 1, 2018
Governor Rick Scott appointed various judges to Florida circuit and appeals courts during January 2018. Below is a partial list of those appointees. Governor Scott Appoints Judge Spencer J. Multack to the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court Governor Rick Scott announced …
Feb 1, 2018
Patriot National Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection In Accordance with a previously-Agreed Restructuring Plan with Lenders, Patriot National, Inc., an Insurance Technology and Outsourcing Firm, has officially Filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection and Reorganization. Insurance Journal reports. Brett Favre Cuts …
Jan 31, 2018
Senate Committee Forward Bill Pre-Empting Local Control Of Vacation Rentals In a battle over how far to roll back Local Control and Regulation of Vacation Rental Homes, Senator Greg Steube won a crucial victory. FloridaPolitics.com’s Scott Powers reports. Sign Language Gibberish …
Jan 30, 2018
Windshield Repair Fraud Targeted In Florida Senate Proposal Windshield Repairs and Replacements have become a growing field for Fraudulent Insurance Claims. THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA’s Jim Turner reports via National Underwriter’s PropertyCasualty360.com. Florida Lawmakers Look At Revamping Trauma System …