30 Years Ago Andrew Upended Florida, But Current Legal Storm May Be Worse August 24, 2022 By William Rabb It was 30 years ago today that Hurricane Andrew, the strongest storm to make U.S. landfall in more than two...
FIGA to Extend Assessment, Due to Southern Fidelity, Weston Failures August 23, 2022 By William Rabb Thanks to the mounting number of insolvencies of Florida property insurers in the last two years, the Florida Insurance Guaranty...
Georgia Insurance Commissioner Slams Allstate’s 25% Auto Rate Increase August 22, 2022 By William Rabb The Georgia insurance commissioner is publicly shaming one of the country’s largest auto insurers after the carrier announced an average...
Forged Signatures, Fake Policies? Lawsuits Raise Questions About Captive Plan August 19, 2022 By William Rabb The owners of one of the oldest insurance agencies in Texas must have felt pretty surprised when they were named...
ER Docs Are Independent Contractors, But Hospital Still Controls, Florida Court Finds August 16, 2022 By William Rabb As in many business and commercial liability disputes, it’s all about the wording of the contract, a Florida appeals court...
Officers Exempt from Workers’ Comp But Some Carriers Charging Anyway? August 12, 2022 By William Rabb Tradespeople who call themselves and their workers “independent contractors” have long been an issue for the workers’ compensation industry, often...
Catch 2022: Law Requires Fla. Insurers to Report Plaintiff Legal Fees, But Data Not There August 8, 2022 By William Rabb At a recent workshop held by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, a claims specialist for USAA summed up the...
Weston Insurance Becomes Fifth Florida Insurer to Go Insolvent This Year August 4, 2022 By William Rabb Weston Property & Casualty Insurance Co. is insolvent and should be placed into receivership, making it the fifth Florida property...
Two Bankers Insurance Firms Withdraw Ratings; Florida OIR Offers Info on Backstop August 3, 2022 By William Rabb The Demotech financial review firm has withdrawn the stability ratings for two more property insurance companies, Bankers Specialty Insurance and...
Demotech Downgrades Three in Florida; AM Best, KBRA Say They’re Available August 2, 2022 By William Rabb Just two weeks after the Demotech financial rating firm set off a firestorm of controversy by warning that it could...