Tributes to the man known as “Florida’s superhero consumer advocate and champion” will be shared by Walter Dartland’s family and friends....
While many of Florida’s prettiest beaches are part of the state park system, and thus guaranteed to be open to the public, the state estimates about 60 percent of Florida’s beach property is privately owned. The Tampa...
Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company Writes First Homeowners Policy in New Hampshire, Launches Universal Direct
April 6, 2018
UPCIC is a writer of homeowners insurance in Florida and is now fully licensed and has commenced its operations in North Carolina, South Carolina, Hawaii, Georgia, Massachusetts, Maryland, Delaware, Indiana, Pennsylvania,...
Timeshare owner says she’s paying for property that’s been closed since Hurricane Irma
April 6, 2018
WKMG-TV called and left a message with a Central Florida timeshare to find out why owners are paying fees while the resort is under construction, and have yet to hear back....
In a three-hour meeting, the commission’s Style and Drafting Committee approved its plan to group 24 constitutional proposals into a dozen amendments and send them to the full 37-member commission, which has the power to...
The district, known as LID 19, was designed to protect the Riverstone community from inundation from the Brazos River, but roughly a third of the 1,760 homes in the district flooded during Harvey’s assault on the region...
Wright Leaving FEMA to Head Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety, Succeeding Rochman
April 6, 2018
Wright served as chief executive for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), and led the reinsurance and risk transfer program that helped financially support the NFIP in the context of 2017’s record breaking storms....
Helping consumers protect themselves is the main goal of PCI’s latest survey examining the most “hostile” cities for people whose vehicles are towed, PCI’s Bob Passmore said. Houston Public Media...
Fourth District Court Tackles Application of Efficient Proximate Cause and Concurrent Cause Doctrines
April 6, 2018
January 2018 I’m pleased to bring you Florida Insurance Matters, a monthly update on Florida insurance-related legal developments. Please contact me any time with questions or feedback. Amy L. Koltnow, Esq....
Shocking title insurance numbers should kill merger, consumer group tells U.S. Department of Justice
April 6, 2018
Industry executives in Florida sing the merits, but the Consumer Federation of America says a proposed merger of two of the top four U.S. title insurance giants represents bad news for home buyers from West Palm Beach to...