Florida Reinsurance ‘More Orderly’ as Defense Costs Begin to Ease, Analysts Say

TypTap Insurance President Talks About InsurTech’s First Profit, Future

When HCI Group's TypTap Insurance launched in 2016, it created a buzz in the industry and some skepticism, due to the company's plan to rely heavily on mapping technology ...

FEMA Releases New Flood Insurance Rates by ZIP Code — Brace for Impact

When the Federal Emergency Management Agency unveiled its new Risk Rating 2.0 methodology for calculating flood insurance, advocates and critics alike warned that it ...

Florida State-Run Reinsurance Plan a Bust? Only Three Sign On

After five years of tweaks to Florida's insurance and tort laws, all designed to reduce the vast amount of claims litigation and – eventually – bring down property ...

Lawsuit, Adjuster Say UPC Altered Louisiana Estimate After Hurricane Ida

The practice of insurance companies revising independent adjusters' damage reports may be as widespread in Louisiana as it is in Florida, according to adjusters and a ...

Insurer Scores Court Victory Over Green Energy Tax Credits

An insurance company is entitled to generous tax credits even if the carrier did not invest directly in renewable energy projects, a North Carolina court has decided, ...

NHC Report Ranks Ian as Costliest Florida Hurricane, Shows Forecasting, Storm Surge

The National Hurricane Center's report on Hurricane Ian, posted Monday, six months after the storm hit southwest Florida, pegs Ian as the most expensive to hit the ...

Florida Regulators Now Reviewing Rate Hikes of 14%, 62% and 103%

Three Florida insurance carriers, one large and two small, are seeking approval for major rate increases, with one condominium policy increase as high as 103 ...

‘Tender Your Limits’: Plaintiff Lawyers Step Up Demands As Fla. Reform Heads to Gov’s Desk

DeSantis Turns Heads With Comment That Citizens Insurance ‘Not Solvent’; Board Approves Cat Bond

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis raised some questions Friday when he suggested that Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the state-created insurer, has "not been solvent" and may ...