At least one person died after a firefighting helicopter crashed Tuesday evening during a training exercise, officials say.

Three Florida property insurance companies have added their names to the list of insurers that have been cancelling policies in the state due to hurricane claims.

Last month, Florida lawmakers passed tort reform legislation by extending COVID-19 liability protection to businesses and health care providers, but Florida’s construction industry says they’re facing a form of lawsuit abuse that lawmakers failed to address.

On March 26, 2021, the Fourth District issued a ruling in the matter of Jennifer Mezadieu v. Safepoint Insurance Company, which critically cemented the principle that ‘intentionality’ on the part of an insured is not a prerequisite for prevailing on material misrepresentations pursuant to the fraud or concealment provisions commonly found in homeowner insurance policies.

A lightning strike sent a chunk of highway through the windshield of a truck in Florida on Monday and authorities say the truck’s occupants are lucky that their injuries weren’t more severe.

Toward the end of the 2021 Florida legislative session, the Florida Senate passed Senate Bill 76, a bill that focuses on reducing litigation related to property insurance claims and also places restrictions on companies soliciting insureds to file roof claims.

A state agency provided the Legislature with misleading data about Florida property insurance lawsuits, according to an insurance expert, adding to the debate as lawmakers consider a bill to limit consumer access to the courts when seeking claims from insurers.

Representatives from State Farm, Geico, Progressive and multiple insurance trade organizations came out against a sweeping overhaul of Florida’s automobile insurance laws proposed by state lawmakers this session.

A new report from the state’s Office of Insurance Regulation found Florida accounted for over 76% of all homeowners’ litigation in the United States in 2019.

Florida’s property insurance market posted one of its worst financial performances in 2020, even without a hurricane making landfall in the Sunshine State, and policyholders are starting to pay the price.

Officials say drones may have detected a second breach in a Florida wastewater reservoir containment wall that could collapse -- creating what the governor has called a "real catastrophic flood situation."

Homeowners worried they’ll have to foot most of the cost to replace their roofs if they get damaged should be able to relax for at least another year — unless they need to find a new insurer.

Two people were killed when the small plane they were in crashed in a Pembroke Pines neighborhood Monday afternoon, hitting a car as it went down and leaving the adult inside injured while a child inside later died, officials said.

Consider the multi-million-dollar settlements for stucco claims in recent memory from homebuilders such as DR Horton, Pulte Group, and KB Home. Claim value, claim frequency, and settlement demands around stucco continue to rise.

Insurers with business and commercial policies in Florida have scored a large win in the pandemic — at least in court.