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...
Hurricane Hazard Mitigation Grant Funding Now Available, Florida Division of Emergency Management Announces
February 5, 2018
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funds are now available as a result of the recent Presidential Disaster Declaration for Hurricane Irma (FEMA 4337-DR-FL).
Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report – Monday, February 05, 2018
February 5, 2018
Category Florida and Insurance News
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...
Florida Among Top Five States for Vehicle Tailgate Theft, National Insurance Crime Bureau Reports
February 2, 2018
Category Colodny Fass
The top five states for tailgate thefts—2016 and 2017 combined—are Texas (1,360); California (1,039); Florida (240); Arizona (156); and Nevada (107).
Florida Among Top Five States for Vehicle Tailgate Theft, National Insurance Crime Bureau Reports
February 2, 2018
Category Florida and Insurance News
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...
Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report – Friday, February 02, 2018
February 2, 2018
Category Florida and Insurance News
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...
NAIC Names 2018 Consumer Liaison Representatives
February 1, 2018
Category NAIC
WASHINGTON (Jan. 31, 2018) —The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) recently named 37 consumer liaison representatives for 2018. The 22 funded and 15 unfunded consumer representatives began their terms...
Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report – Thursday, February 01, 2018
February 1, 2018
Category Florida and Insurance News
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...
Governor Rick Scott Appoints Florida Circuit Court, Appeals Judges During January 2018
February 1, 2018
Category Florida and Insurance News
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...
Fifth District Holds Insurers Should Construe Exclusion for Repeated Water Leakage Over 14 Days in Insureds’ Favor
February 1, 2018
February 2018 I’m pleased to bring you Florida Insurance Matters, a monthly update on Florida insurance-related legal developments. Please contact me any time with questions or feedback. Amy L. Koltnow,...