Florida Bills Would Set up Limited Trust Fund for Home Hardening Grants March 3, 2025 By William Rabb Florida’s chief financial officer, now a candidate for Congress, is backing a bill that would set up a trust fund...
Statute of Limitation on Officials’ Surety Bonds Action Is 3 Years, Georgia Court Says February 27, 2025 By William Rabb Surety carriers providing bonds for elected officials in Georgia this week discovered that a statute of limitations on claims litigation...
Big Threat? Payroll Companies Taking Insurance Biz Away From Agencies, Agents Warn February 26, 2025 By William Rabb Insurance agents in Florida and beyond are finding that some of their toughest competition now seems to be coming from...
NYDFS Fines Three Dozen Auto Insurers $20M for Slow Reporting on Policies February 25, 2025 By William Rabb Multi-year market conduct investigations by the New York State Department of Financial Services have resulted in $20 million in fines...
Florida Contractor in Fatal Fall Incident Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Fraud February 25, 2025 By William Rabb A Florida framing contractor has been sentenced to 48 months in prison and millions of dollars in fines and restitution...
Florida OIR Wants More Data, Warns Insurers About Concurrent Causation Denials February 24, 2025 By William Rabb As consumer complaints have apparently mounted over unpaid hurricane losses, Florida’s top insurance regulator and some lawmakers are signaling new...
NC Insurance Commissioner to be Released From Hospital After Heart Surgery February 20, 2025 By William Rabb In his previous, dual role as state fire marshal, North Carolina Insurance Commissioner often championed the work of firefighters in...
Is a Binder Binding? Yes, Says Alabama Supreme Court in Win for Arbitration Clauses February 19, 2025 By William Rabb Is a binder binding, even if the property owner never received the insurance policy? Yes, it is, the Alabama Supreme...
Case to Clarify Economic Loss Rule Settles Days Before Fla. Supreme Court Arguments February 12, 2025 By William Rabb A potentially landmark ruling from the Florida Supreme Court, which liability insurers had hoped would greatly expand how much they...
NCDOI Fines UnitedHealthcare $3.4 Million Over Balance Billing of Insureds February 10, 2025 By William Rabb UnitedHealthcare of North Carolina has agreed to pay a $3.4 million fine and take action to improve claims handling and...