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...
During late December 2016, the Federal Insurance Office issued guidance on Stand-Alone Cyber Liability Insurance Policies Under the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program. To view the guidance document in its entirety...
Panel seeks changes to Florida’s workers’ comp billing and new drug formulary A state workers’ compensation advisory panel voted Wednesday to ask the Legislature to consider letting regulators...
FPL Looks to Recoup Hurricane Matthew Costs Florida Power & Light is seeking approval to collect $318.5 million from customers to recoup costs from Hurricane Matthew and to replenish a storm reserve, according to...
Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) advised today, January 3, 2017, that it will reinstate the 2012 Florida Insurance Guaranty Association (“FIGA”) assessment...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) issued Bulletin W-16091 on December 30, 2016 to provide guidance on National Flood Insurance Program (“NFIP”) requirements for claims handled by...