Chicago-based Hinshaw & Culbertson is betting on growing demand for insurance defense work in Florida as it continues expanding its practice there.

The firm earlier this week grew two of its South Florida offices with a new partner and two associates all focused on insurance matters. The addition comes as Florida’s population boom continues to fuel construction and broader business activity, Pedro Hernandez, a leader at Hinshaw & Culbertson’s global Insurance & Reinsurance practice group, said.