Florida’s largest property insurer wants sweeping changes – including the ability to charge higher rates – in the coming year. It may be a hard sell during a contentious election year, but the board that governs Citizens Property Insurance voted …
San Diego, CA, 11/15/11 – American Claims Management, Inc. (ACM), has appointed Pier Westra as vice president of its Property Claims Division. Effective November 14, 2011, Westra will oversee all of ACM’s East Coast, Southeast and Southern U.S. property claims …
A single-boat accident blemished the final day of racing Sunday at the Key West World Championship, but injuries to two New Jersey racers were not believed to be serious. The final race of three was staged despite three deaths in …
A new Florida Department of Transportation website is trying to reduce the high number of bicyclist and pedestrian fatalities in the Tampa Bay area. The St. Petersburg Times reports that the state used $125,000 to hire an advertising firm, which …
Authorities say a crane operator was injured when the dock under the machinery collapsed in Tampa. The accident happened Tuesday evening at the CSX Phosphate Terminal. The St. Petersburg Times reports that fire rescue crews found a 40-foot-tall rail crane …
Check cashing companies in Florida may be saddled with new regulations for their role in facilitating workers’ compensation fraud in the construction industry. Among other things, check cashing companies may have to submit any transactions above $1,000 to a statewide …
Fire officials say fumes from glue used to install carpet caused several employees at Boca West Country Club to feel sick. Palm Beach County Fire Rescue spokesman Donald DeLucia says about 50 new employees at the country club had gathered …
Federal investigators are examining the wreckage of a helicopter that crashed in the front yard of a West Palm Beach home. No serious injuries were reported from Saturday’s crash. The pilot and one passenger were taken to the hospital as …
When the downtown Milton fire of January 2009 was over, the historic Imogene Theatre stood blackened, broken and soggy. “The fire was our worst nightmare,” said Wes Meiss, president of the Santa Rosa Historical Society, which owns the theater. “At …
Gov. Rick Scott wants the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. to recommend ways to shore up the troubled insurer. Scott, who would prefer the insurer be sold to a private company, wants answers from the Citizens’ board by a Cabinet …