May 3, 2011
The Louisiana Department of Insurance (“LDI”) has released the May 2011 edition of its monthly consumer advocacy newsletter, “Insurance News, Be In The Know.” The newsletter is reprinted below and is also accessible on the LDI Web site by clicking here. Should …
May 3, 2011
The following article was published in the Palm Beach Post on May 2, 2011: Red light repeal Ok’d by House, barely By John Kennedy The closest vote of the 2011 session ended Monday with the House approving a repeal of …
May 3, 2011
The following article was posted to the WFTV Channel 9 website on May 2, 2011: Clinic Employees accused of theft, fraud Three health clinic employees are accused of billing an insurance company for patient visits that never happened, and taking …
May 3, 2011
The following article was published in the Lehigh Acres Citizen on May 3, 2011: Man sues his own insurance firm and wins By Mel Toadvine A Lehigh Acres man has been awarded $3,019,955 by State Farm Insurance by a jury …
May 3, 2011
The following article was published in the South Florida Sun Sentinel on May 3, 2011: David Beasly: Look at geology, not public adjusters, for the rise in sinkhole claims By David Beasley Don Brown’s column on sinkhole insurance (“Sinkholes …
May 3, 2011
The following article was published in the Insurance Journal on May 3, 2011: Coastal Risk Expands into Louisiana, Florida Coastal Risk Underwriters (CRU), a subsidiary of Insight Catastrophe Group, will begin writing homeowners insurance in Louisiana and 15 counties in …
May 3, 2011
Earlier today, the Florida Senate considered CS/SB 1590 Relating to Medical Malpractice by Senator Hays. Senator Hays noted the provisions of the bill providing for the issuance of expert witness certificates to out of state physicians who seek to …
May 3, 2011
FPCA Automobile Division Members: Attached is the revised proposed advertisement dicussed on the conference call yesterday. Please reivew and indicate whether you have any objections to the placement of the ad by 2 p.m. today, May 3, 2011, by sending an …
May 3, 2011
The Florida Senate substituted medical malpractice bill CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 479, which passed the House yesterday by a vote of 88-28, for its CS/SB 1590. Amendments were introduced to conform the House bill to the prior Senate version. The Senate then adopted …
May 3, 2011
The following article was published in the Palm Beach Post on May 3, 2011: Workers Compensation Prescription Issue not in Florida Budget Deal By Jim Saunders A budget deal reached Tuesday does not include a controversial proposal to limit how …