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Strong Thunderstorms Forecast To Bring Tornado Risk In South

Forecasters expect severe thunderstorms to move across the Southeast on Wednesday, bringing a threat of tornadoes and large hail.
April 5, 2017 Auto Property Alabama Florida Georgia

Florida Fraud Ring Generated $172M With Compounded Meds

Nine defendants were sentenced in federal court for participating in a massive insurance fraud scheme. The fraud involved material misrepresentations to health insurance providers and illegal payments to coconspirators and medical professionals, including physicians.
April 3, 2017 Fraud Life & Health Florida

Florida House Members Move On Auto Insurance Changes

Florida currently requires auto drivers to carry personal injury protection of at least $10,000 in medical benefits. But critics say that isn’t enough to cover health care costs when there’s an accident.
March 28, 2017 Auto Legislation & Regulation Liability Litigation Florida

17.5 Tons Of Frozen Taquitos Recalled

When mass-producing packaged foods, one of the goals is to prevent pieces of the processing equipment out of the food. A plant that makes José Olé products came up short of that aspiration, resulting in a recall of 17.5 tons of taquitos that could contain pieces of plastic and rubber.
March 28, 2017 Subrogation California Florida Illinois Missouri New York

Entire Broward County Family Of 5 Killed In North Florida Crash

Authorities say a 10-year-old boy has died a day after a north Florida crash on Interstate 75 killed his parents and two sisters. News outlets report that the crash occurred near Gainesville Sunday morning when the family’s rental car hit the back of a disabled tractor-trailer.
March 24, 2017 Auto Liability Florida

Bill Would End $300M Tax Credit For Insurance Carriers In Florida

Insurance-industry officials remained adamant Tuesday that a proposal to eliminate a decades-old tax credit will cost jobs and hike premiums as the measure moved forward in the Senate with a significant change.
March 23, 2017 Legislation & Regulation Florida

Florida Nightclub Shooting Victims Sue Gunman’s Employer, Widow

More than 50 victims and survivors of the June 2016 massacre at a Florida nightclub sued the gunman’s employer and widow on Wednesday, blaming them for failing to prevent the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
March 23, 2017 Liability Litigation Florida

Wildfire Ignited By Illegal Burning Damages 15 Florida Homes

At least 15 homes have been damaged or destroyed in a fire that started Wednesday with a burning of paperback books and rapidly grew into a nearly 400-acre wildfire in the Bryceville area of Nassau County, according to officials.
March 23, 2017 Property Florida

Spring Breakers Alert Family To House Fire

A spring break trip quickly turned into a rescue mission when two Montgomery high school students spotted a burning beach house. It happened along 30A, a popular vacation destination in Florida.
March 21, 2017 Auto Property Florida

SpaceX Pre-Launch Liability Insurance Massively Increased Following FAA Requirement

A new mandate was put into place which increased the minimum coverage requirement by five times. SpaceX changed its launch schedule to today at 1:35am but was required to carry far more pre-launch liability insurance than it previously held.
March 17, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Florida

Investigators Look Into Family-Owned Business Destroyed Overnight

Raymond Christy has not put down his phone since last night. The owner of AWS Carpenter Contractors is trying to make sure his 45 plus employees will be taken care of while he tries to rebuild.
March 16, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Florida

Men In Drag Rob Florida Jewelry Store

Investigators are seeking the public’s help in catching two men who were caught on camera robbing a jewelry store in Deerfield Beach while disguised as women, last week.
March 13, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Florida

Mandatory Evacuations Ongoing As Fire In Collier County, Florida Continues To Grow

Six-thousand acres are burning in Collier County, forcing the evacuations of homes and closing the western end of I-75. County officials said Tuesday evening two homes were destroyed.
March 9, 2017 Property Florida

Wide-Ranging Impacts If Funding Is Cut To NOAA

On Friday, the meteorology community was riding a major high as stunningly high-definition images came in from the nation’s newest and much-anticipated earth observation satellite. The high came crashing down that evening, though, as the first hints of significant cuts to the budget of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration began to emerge.
March 6, 2017 Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

Mercedes Recalls 354K Vehicles Over Fire Risk

If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a million times: You don’t want your vehicle to catch on fire. For that reason, Mercedes-Benz is recalling more than 354,000 vehicles.
March 6, 2017 Auto Subrogation Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California
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