JANUARY 2016 Florida Insurance Matters is a monthly update on Florida insurance-related legal developments by the Colodny Fass Insurance Litigation Practice, recognized as the 2014 Insurance Litigation Department of the Year in South Florida by the Daily Business Review. About …

  Report:  Florida’s Workers’ Comp Market Still Strong but Uncertainty Remains The latest workers’ compensation report from Florida’s insurance regulator says the state’s workers’ compensation market remained competitive and well capitalized in 2014, but reforms put in place by state …

  Bill aimed at South Florida water damage claims targets contractors, lawyers A Florida House panel on Monday passed the latest attempt to turn off the faucet on what insurers say are costly and growing abuses, particularly in South Florida …

  Citizens Releases Analysis of Increasing Florida Water Loss Costs Water loss claims, exacerbated by assignment of benefits, are driving higher rates in South Florida and increasingly across the state, according to a just released analysis conducted by Citizens Property …

  Florida’s search for new insurance chief a priority for Rick Scott, Cabinet Governor Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet plan to replace the departing insurance commissioner through a nationwide search, which they hope will be completed long before he …

  A detailed analysis conducted by Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) for state insurance regulators has concluded that water loss claims, exacerbated by assignment of benefits (“AOB”), are driving higher rates in South Florida and increasingly across the state. Responding …

  Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance drops under 500,000 policies Florida’s insurance company of last resort has shrunk to levels it hasn’t seen in more than a decade.  The Tampa Bay Times’ Jeremy Wallace reports via “The Buzz” blog.    Insurance …

  Citing the benefits of a “reinvigorated” private insurance market, affordable reinsurance and favorable weather, Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) announced today, January 20, 2016, that it has reduced its policy count to under 500,000, marking a milestone as …

  Florida Senate Committee Approves Bill to Establish State Insurance Standards for Ride-Share Companies. Colodny Fass’ Katie Webb, lobbyist for the Florida Property & Casualty Association, noted that there is a national compromise agreement that the insurance industry reached with the TNC …

  Consumer Federation of the Southeast:   Florida Should Maintain Auto Pre-Insurance Inspection For almost 30 years, Florida consumers have been well-protected by a law requiring certain used cars to be inspected before they can be insured.  Consumer Federation of …