Case Dismissed: Appeals Court Slams Expert Witness in Diabetes Drug Lawsuits February 15, 2024 By William Rabb Multi-district litigation over the diabetes drug saxagliptin, a case that combined more than 80 suits from around the country, has...
Castle Key’s 54% Condo Rate Hike Gets Hearing, Showing New Pressures in Florida February 13, 2024 By William Rabb The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation next week will hold hearings on two property insurers’ requests for 54% average rate...
Prime Insurance Avoids $60M Judgment in Liposuction Death Case in Georgia February 12, 2024 By William Rabb Prime Insurance Co. is not liable for $60 million in damages after two patients died following liposuction at a Georgia...
Safepoint’s Florida Startup, Manatee Insurance Exchange, Gets COA, Financial Ratings February 7, 2024 By William Rabb Florida regulators have approved another reciprocal property insurance company and it has received ratings from two financial rating firms. Manatee...
Florida High Court Says Appraisals Can Be Compelled Before Coverage Decided February 2, 2024 By William Rabb The Florida Supreme Court has resolved a conflict between differing appeals court decisions, deciding that property insurers can be compelled...
Florida Bills Would Let Surplus Lines Do Takeouts and Require More Data Reporting January 31, 2024 By William Rabb A key Florida Senate committee this week advanced a bill that would allow surplus lines carriers to take over coverage...
Are Some Florida Workers’ Comp Judges Bending to the Political Winds on Fees? January 29, 2024 By William Rabb Attorney fees in Florida workers’ compensation cases seem to be part of a story that will never end, and a...
WV Supreme Court Denies Insurers’ Appeal in Chlorine Leak that Damaged Plant January 26, 2024 By William Rabb A group of 12 insurance companies cannot yet appeal a trial court’s finding that contamination exclusions did not bar coverage...
Florida Condos Say They Can’t Get Coverage. House Bill Would Let Citizens Step In January 24, 2024 By William Rabb When a Florida Senate committee last week approved a bill that would raise the policy limit on homes that can...
Florida Senate Committee Adopts Litigation Funding Rules; Expands Wrongful Death January 23, 2024 By William Rabb Litigation financing could soon become more transparent and less influential in Florida, but a 34-year-old restriction on who can file...