Florida Supreme Court Dismisses Long-Awaited Case on AOB Policy Language August 7, 2019 By Amy O'Connor The Florida Supreme Court has reversed course and decided not to hear a controversial case regarding the validity of certain...
Florida Regulator Calls Open Hurricane Michael Claims ‘Discouraging’; Plans Data Call August 1, 2019 By Amy O'Connor With more than 20,000 claims related to Hurricane Michael still open nine months after the storm hit the Florida Panhandle,...
Why Agencies Shouldn’t Be Afraid of Insurtech and Need to Adopt It – Now July 31, 2019 By Amy O'Connor There’s been a barrage of insurtech products hitting the market for several years now, creating confusion for some agency owners...
Florida Regulator Approves Post-AOB Reform Rates for Citizens Policyholders July 30, 2019 By Amy O'Connor Florida’s insurance regulator has established 2019 rates for Citizens Property Insurance Corp. after the insurer resubmitted its rate filing as...
Florida Gets Ready for Peak Hurricane Season After 3 Years of Major Storms July 17, 2019 By Amy O'Connor Floridians are on alert as the state heads into peak hurricane season after three straight years of being impacted by...
What Passed, What Didn’t: New Florida Laws Taking Effect July 1 June 27, 2019 By Amy O'Connor The Florida Legislature looked at and passed many pieces of legislation in the 2019 session that will impact the insurance...
North Carolina Insurance Fraud Round-Up: May June 21, 2019 By Amy O'Connor The North Carolina Department of Insurance announced multiple fraud enforcement actions during the month of May 2019. Insurance fraud costs...
What to Expect from Florida’s AOB Reform Law Taking Effect July 1 June 18, 2019 By Amy O'Connor The countdown is on for Florida assignment of benefits (AOB) reform that will take effect July 1, and the insurance...
How Daubert Standard Could Impact Florida Industry, Judicial Climate June 17, 2019 By Amy O'Connor The Florida Supreme Court has reversed a prior court’s decision to use a nearly 100-year-old standard on expert witness testimony...
How Daubert Standard Could Impact Florida Industry, Judicial Climate June 5, 2019 By Amy O'Connor The Florida Supreme Court has reversed a prior court’s decision to use a nearly 100-year-old standard on expert witness testimony...