Above:  Maria Elena Abate Students seeking their Certified Claims Professional (CCP) designation will have the opportunity to gain insight into the legal depths and nuances of insurance fraud through two Claims and Litigation Management Alliance classes taught by Colodny Fass’ Maria Elena Abate, a veteran …

  Above:  Colodny Fass Lawyers Maria Elena Abate and Raquel Moya     Emergency Medical Condition Must Exist For No-Fault Benefits Over $2,500, Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeals Confirms Recent attempts by medical providers to work around Florida’s $2,500 legislative …

  Floridians Warned to Prepare for Five to Ten Inches of Rain from Tropical Storm The clock is ticking as Floridians prepare for a Tropical Storm which threatens to dump heavy rains and strong winds on the Big Bend and …

  Florida Insurers Prepared for Hurricanes Recent Tropical Storm Activity in the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean remind us of one thing: Florida is Ground Zero for Tropical Weather Activity, American Consumer Institute President Steve Posiask writes for …

  5 Questions with Stacey Giulianti:  Co-Founder of Florida Peninsula Insurance Boca Raton-based Florida Peninsula Insurance is the fifth largest Home Insurance Provider in Florida serving over 140,000 customers, the Boca Newspaper reports.    Sinkhole 2 Lanes Wide Opens on …

  The Federal Emergency Management Agency  (“FEMA”) is justified in not implementing Community-Based Flood Insurance (“CBFI”), the U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) reported on August 24, 2016 in its statutory review of a related FEMA study published earlier this year.  …

  With 2016 amendments to s. 627.7074, F.S. requiring the Florida Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) to adopt rules for obtaining certification, denying certification of, suspending certification of, and revoking the certification of a sinkhole claims neutral evaluator, that process …

  Florida Supreme Court Rules Doctors Can Be Liable If Patients Commit Suicide In a unanimous decision that could influence how Patients are treated for Depression, the Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a Physician could be sued for Medical …

  Utilizing managed repair programs for property claims and using contractors controlled by claims organizations to provide property damage repair services could constitute an impermissible conflict of interest and a potential harm to insurance customers, the National Association of Public …

  Insurers Warn Floridians to Prepare for Tropical Storm A Tropical Storm stands an excellent chance of hitting South Florida this weekend.  An Insurance Industry Group wants Floridians to start getting ready.  Michael Moline reports for SaintPetersBlog.com.   FIRM Asks for Delay …