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Insurance

  • By Louis Llovio
  • February 13, 2023
DeSantis names new commissioner to oversee troubled insurance market

The vice chair of Florida's gaming commission will take over the Office of Insurance Regulation.

  • News
  • By Brian Hartz
  • February 3, 2023
Tampa insurtech startup continues to acquire policies from rivals

Slide Insurance’s latest haul includes $292 million in annual premiums from UPC Insurance.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • December 14, 2022
Legislature passes property insurance reforms to address hobbled system

Florida’s Legislature approved measures to cut down on lawsuits and shore up Citizen Property Insurance Corp.

  • Insurance
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 6, 2022
St. Pete flood insurance firm bolsters leadership team with promotion

Matt Duffy has been elevated from Neptune Flood’s director of risk management and internal audit to chief risk officer.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • November 25, 2022
Legislature to address insurance next month in second special session

Florida’s Legislature will take up insurance reform for the second time this year in a special session scheduled for December.

  • News
  • By Alex Walsh
  • November 22, 2022
Tampa CEO says insurance industry on verge of highest price hikes in decades

Trevor Baldwins says Tampa-based insurance firm BRP Group is up for the challenge.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Brian Hartz
  • October 20, 2022
Flood insurance firm finds positives, negatives in storm's aftermath

Neptune Flood executive says data from Ian will help the company better serve customers before the next giant storm.

  • Insurance
  • By Louis Llovio
  • October 5, 2022
Hurricane Ian will test Florida's troubled insurance system

As Florida property owners look to begin starting over after Hurricane Ian, billions of dollars of claims could topple the state’s insurance market.

  • Insurance
  • By Louis Llovio
  • September 28, 2022
Emergency rules protect insured from cancellation

DeSantis signed an emergency order to protect the state’s policyholders for next two months.

  • Insurance
  • By Columnist .
  • September 16, 2022
Florida's insurance litigation problem stares deep into an abyss

The dire situation stems from a complex set of circumstances, says an industry analyst, while the need for policy-driven reforms remains urgent.

  • Insurance
  • By Louis Llovio
  • September 16, 2022
Industry insiders: A not-so-sunny outlook for Florida's property insurance market

A foursome of insurance insiders agree the industry is chaos. Consensus on other issues, from who to blame — lawyers or insurance companies or both — to how to solve it, aren’t as apparent.

  • Insurance
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • July 21, 2022
Insurance sector sets hot pace of acquisitions

The second quarter of 2022, new report shows, was particularly busy.

  • Insurance
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • June 23, 2022
Flood policies change hands as local insurers strike deal

UPC Insurance has agreed to sell its book of flood insurance business to Wright National Flood Insurance Co.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • March 11, 2022
Clearwater insurance firm continues rapid growth with acquisition

Clearwater, Florida, insurance firm AmeriLife Group LLC has continued its rapid growth with the acquisition of Philadelphia-based BGA Insurance Group.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • March 1, 2022
Tampa insurtech startup acquires $400M in premiums from defunct company

Slide, a Tampa insurtech startup, has acquires $400M in premiums from Orlando-based St. Johns Insurance Co. after it went defunct.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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