Rejecting arguments that Florida’s Sunshine Law was violated, Florida’s First District Court of Appeal has upheld a 14.5 percent increase in workers’ compensation insurance rates that were effected in December 2016. To read the ruling issued today, May 9, …

  Florida Fails to Pass Workers’ Compensation Reform Florida Businesses shouldn’t expect relief for Workers’ Compensation Rates, this year at least. The Florida Legislature failed to pass Legislation this Session addressing 2016 Decisions by the Florida Supreme Court that sent …

  Insurer Says Local Policy Freeze Helped Cut Losses Heritage Insurance Holdings, the third-largest Carrier in South Florida, said it reduced Claims Losses in the First Quarter of 2017 in part because it hasn’t written a New Policy in the …

  One Element of the Workers’ Compensation Fix Headed to the Governor It’s not the big banana, but a small piece of Workers’ Compensation Reform is on its way to Governor Rick Scott.  FloridaPolitics.com’s Michael Moline reports. Amendment Would Move …

  Must-Pass Workers’ Compensation, AOB Reform Languishing in Legislature With House and Senate Leaders caught up with Budget Negotiations ahead of Friday’s Deadline for Adjournment, Advocates for Legislative Fixes for Assignment of Benefits and Workers’ Compensation Reform confronted this possibility:  …

  Call Insurer Citizens “AOB Refugee Fund of Florida,” Amendment Says They call Alabama the Crimson Tide, but how about State-Run Citizens Property Insurance Corp.?  A Proposed Amendment Filed Monday on a State Bill says, “The Corporation is Officially Recognized as the …

APRIL 2017 Here’s your update on Florida insurance-related legal developments from the Colodny Fass Insurance Litigation Practice. Florida Insurance Matters is a monthly update on Florida insurance-related legal developments by the Colodny Fass Insurance Litigation Practice, recently recognized as the …

  Florida House Advances Bill Targeting Claims Abuse, But Senate Battle Looms A Bill aimed at Decreasing Insurance Claims Abuse in Florida has made it through the Florida House, and the Industry’s hope for Assignment of Benefits Reform now officially …

  Insurance Agents Expecting to Write More South Florida Policies With State-Run Citizens Get used to the idea that more South Florida Homeowners will be forced back to State-Run Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the So-Called Insurer of last resort.  The …

  Florida House Assignment of Benefits Reforms Move Closer to Final Vote The House cleared its version of Assignment of Benefits Reform for a Final Vote Tuesday, defeating an Amendment that would have Frozen Property Insurance Rates and required a …