Florida regulators have announced the arrest of a North Carolina man who allegedly collected more than $2.7 million in workers’ compensation premiums from a company by providing a fake policy. Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater said that Delmas Fuller, …
Some 9,000 Florida homeowners will have to seek coverage elsewhere after Argus Fire & Casualty Insurance agreed to cancel its policyholders after being taken over by the state. Argus Fire, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Miami-based United Automobile Insurance Co., …
A Broward County, Fla. judge has ruled that law enforcement officers cannot ticket drivers for running red lights. It’s another piece of legal wrangling in the ongoing dispute over red light cameras. County Judge Fred Berman ruled recently that tickets …
Firefighters are stamping out a 1,000-acre brush fire near a Lockheed Martin facility in central Florida. More than 30 Orange County firefighters joined Florida Division of Forestry teams Sunday to get the blaze under control. Authorities say there are no …
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s deputies have busted a motorcycle theft ring involving at least $350,000 worth of bikes. Officials announced Thursday that three men have been arrested and charged with felonies ranging from grand theft to falsifying official documents. Deputies said …
Engle Martin & Associates, Inc., a national commercial loss adjusting and claims management firm, announced the opening of its 33rd office, located in Savannah, Georgia. The new Savannah office will service South and Coastal Georgia, Coastal South Carolina, and Northeastern …
Florida’s new emergency management chief said that he wants the private sector to be more involved in the state’s disaster preparedness efforts so that local economies can recover quickly after hurricanes. “They want their employees to be safe and well …
A panel chaired by Gov. Rick Scott has agreed to file an emergency rule giving the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund more time to respond to an influx of claims from 2005 storms. The filing approved Tuesday would let the State …
Authorities say a five-month investigation into staged car accidents and insurance fraud culminated in arrest warrants for 53 people in the Tampa area. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said that search warrants were served at four medical clinics as part …
A Florida judge has ruled that a couple’s damage from tainted Chinese drywall is covered by their homeowner insurance policy. Hillsborough County Circuit Judge Robert Foster this week said he found no exclusion in the Springfield, Ill.-based Teachers Insurance Co. …