Category: Florida and Insurance News

Report Shows Florida AOB Abuse Worsening as Lawmakers Consider Reforms In its most recent Data call of Water or Roof Damage Homeowners Claims closed between Jan. 1, 2015 and June 30, 2017 released last week, OIR found the frequency of Water Claims …

House Select Committee on Hurricanes Approves Final Report, 78 Recommendations A Final Report of 78 Recommendations, ranging from Nursing Home Safety to Evacuation Route Improvements, and Shelter Planning to longterm development concerns, won unanimous Approval Tuesday from the Florida House’s …

Sean Shaw Expected to Announce for Attorney General If he enters the Race, Shaw will be the fourth Candidate in the crowded field from Hillsborough County.  The Tampa Bay Times’ William March reports. Three Sailboats Flung Into Yard by Irma …

FIRM expands appeal on insurance rate increase They are requesting that rates be rolled back to at least 2016 levels, KeysNews.com’s Timothy O’Hara reports. Lawmakers look to get rid of Florida’s no-fault auto insurance law Sponsors say bodily injury coverage …

Florida Appeals Court, Regulator Reject Policy Language Aimed at Curbing AOB Abuse The decision could have a significant impact on the Florida Insurance Market, as other Insurers writing Homeowners in the State using similar Policy Language may no longer be …

Florida Legislators Discuss Change In Law That Punishes Injured Immigrant Workers A Florida Lawmaker said he will file a measure in the Session that began Tuesday to require Employers and Insurers to pay Workers’ Compensation Benefits to Undocumented Workers Injured …

Irma insurance losses top $7 billion More than 83 percent of the claims involve residential property, with most in South Florida.  THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA’s Jim Turner reports via the Gainesville Sun. Insurance executive’s yacht seized in Miami Della …

Insurance Companies Send Settlement Checks to Hurricane Irma Victims with Strings Attached Some Florida Homeowners are discovering their Insurance Companies are employing an interesting strategy to avoid future Claims Costs. The Sun-Sentinel’s Ron Hurtibise reports. Climate Gentrification: In Florida, The …

Public Adjuster Licensing Among Six New Florida Laws Now Effective HB 911 makes a series of changes related to Rules and Licensure for Public Insurance Adjusters.  THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA’s Jim Turner reports via the Ocala Star-Banner. Gloria Estefan’s …

Assignment of Benefits Abuse Tops Florida News for 2017 From threats of insurer ratings downgrades caused by the escalation in litigated water loss claims accompanied by an AOB, to the push for legislative reform to the state’s one-way attorney fee …