Florida Court Rulings, Legislation Could Impact Insurers’ Claims Practices December 19, 2023 By William Rabb Recent Florida legislation that has limited plaintiffs’ attorney fees and has raised the bar for bringing bad-faith claims against insurers...
Florida Judge Slams Universal for ‘Stonewalling,’ Demands Answers From Company December 19, 2023 By William Rabb Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co. officials are discounting the significance of recent Florida judges’ rulings that have slammed the...
Are Billions in Wind Mitigation the Answer for Florida’s Insurance Problems? December 18, 2023 By William Rabb While Florida’s property insurance landscape appears to be leveling out, much more funding is needed to fortify homes against hurricane...
From Litigation to Capital, Florida Insurance Market Improving, Panelists Say December 18, 2023 By William Rabb The Florida property and casualty insurance market is not out of the woods but it is showing signs of progress,...
A Year After Florida Adjusters Dropped a Bomb, They’ve Heard Little and Now Want Investigators Fired December 14, 2023 By William Rabb One year ago, three independent claims adjusters stood before the Florida House Commerce Committee and charged that several insurance companies...
North Carolina Insurance Agent Can’t Appeal Sentence in $700,000 Fraud December 13, 2023 By William Rabb A former North Carolina insurance agent who pleaded guilty to defrauding trucking company clients and a premium finance company of...
Florida Commissioner, NAMIC Latest to Push Back on Federal Climate Change Data Call December 6, 2023 By William Rabb Florida’s insurance commissioner and the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies are pushing back against a plan by the U.S....
US Senate Committee Wants Investigation Into Florida Citizens’ Loss Reserves December 1, 2023 By William Rabb The chairman of the U.S. Senate’s Budget Committee has begun an investigation into Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. and how...
State Supreme Court Upholds Attorney Fees in Tennessee Workers’ Comp Case November 30, 2023 By William Rabb In what could be seen as a rare win for the claimants’ bar in Tennessee, the state Supreme Court upheld...
Florida Appeals Court Says Pre-Suit Notice Requirement Not Retroactive November 29, 2023 By William Rabb When Florida lawmakers approved Senate Bill 76 in 2021, requiring a 10-day notice before suits are filed against insurers, it...