The Florida House of Representatives’ Insurance and Banking Subcommittee is underway until 5:30 p.m. (ET) today, January 11, 2017. Specifically, legislators are reviewing the issues surrounding assignment of...
Calling it an “unconstitutional taking” that Florida hospitals have the ” . . . unfettered right to set whatever outpatient prices they want without any due process safeguards to the payers,” XL...
Bill would establish uniform standards statewide for ridesharing services Tallahassee, FL–Florida Senator Jeff Brandes (R-St. Petersburg) and State Representative Chris Sprowls (R-Clearwater) announced they...
Florida Department of Financial Services regulations applicable to surplus lines insurers and agents relating to the collection of taxes are being proposed for repeal, inasmuch as their functions are now governed by...
Debate Heats Up Over Property Insurance Claims With Insurers and Regulators blaming a surge in water-damage claims for higher property-insurance rates, Florida Lawmakers began grappling with a controversial debate that...
Contractors mount defense of assignment of benefits agreements During a hearing today, the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee heard from defenders of AOB agreements, FloridaPolitics.com’s Michael Moline...
The Florida Senate Banking and Insurance Committee convenes today, January 10, 2017, at 10 a.m. (ET). Senators will hear an overview of various issues facing Florida’s property insurance market from...
In a report issued today, January 9, 2017, the U. S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) said that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) has yet to revise its compensation...
Senate Bill Offers Redress for Hurricane-Damaged Home Florida bore the brunt of Hurricane Matthew last fall. For Homeowners who suffered damage, a particular burden was imposed, via Property Appraisals that fit the...
South Florida Con Artists Turn “Sober Homes” Into Insurance Scam Hundreds of barely regulated Sober Homes have proliferated in Palm Beach and Broward Counties over the past decade. Many are tied...