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...
Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report: Wednesday, January 27, 2016
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’...
Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report: Tuesday, January 26, 2016
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,...
Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report: Monday, January 25, 2016
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...
Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report: Friday, January 22, 2016
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...
Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Analysis Shows Assignment of Benefits Increases Costs
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...
Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report: Thursday, January 21, 2016
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...
Citing the benefits of a “reinvigorated” private insurance market, affordable reinsurance and favorable weather, Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) announced...
Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report: Wednesday, January 20, 2016
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...
Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report: Tuesday, January 19, 2016
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...