February 18, 2015
Zurich award, industry association designation demonstrate company’s accomplishments Jacksonville, FL, February 18, 2015 – US Assure, a leading program administrator and insurance services provider with four decades of insurance success, recently won two prestigious industry honors—Zurich’s Spirit of Excellence award …
October 22, 2014
Eleven people have died since February in the Tampa Bay area because of wrong way crashes, and area law enforcement officers are trying to prevent more deaths. WFLA reports that Florida Department of Transportation officials say new beacons will be …
October 22, 2014
A Tampa Bay-area home was damaged along with three vehicles and a travel trailer when a crane tipped over. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office says the crane operator jumped to safety when the crane he was using to remove a …
September 12, 2014
EMPLOYERS has launched Coventry/NT24, a 24-hour hotline staffed by registered nurses who are specially trained to provide medical guidance over the phone for work-related injuries or illnesses. Coventry/NT24 is staffed by English- and Spanish-speaking nurses with accommodations available for other …
July 30, 2014
The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office is offering what it calls a safer way to close transactions of items bought and sold over the Internet. Two parking spots in front of the sheriff’s Operations Center in Bradenton, have been designated Safe …
July 9, 2014
Florida is known for being the deadliest state in the country for lightning strikes – and 2014 has been no exception. Four people in Florida have been fatally struck so far this year, The Tampa Tribune reports. That’s the same …
June 26, 2014
Three individuals in Fort Lauderdale were arrested for their involvement in a staged accident that resulted in fraudulent Personal Injury Protection (PIP) billings in excess of $80,000, according to an announcement by Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater. He also …
June 25, 2014
Florida’s largest property insurer may be dropping its rates next year. Citizens Property Insurance is considering rate proposals for 2015 that would lower rates by about 3.2 percent for most homeowners. The state-created insurer says the proposal would apply to …
June 19, 2014
Floridians are going to get a slight break on their insurance bills next year. The state is ending a charge on insurance bills that has been used to pay off claims related to Hurricane Wilma. Wilma struck South Florida at …
June 17, 2014
Oklahoma and Kansas may have the reputation as tornado hot spots, but Florida and the rest of the Southeast are far more vulnerable to killer twisters, a new analysis shows. Florida leads the country in deaths calculated per mile a …