Judge Finds Strems Guilty of Misconduct; Advises 2-Year Suspension, Probation October 12, 2020 By Amy O'Connor After finding Florida attorney Scot Strems in violation of numerous rules regulated by The Florida Bar last month, the court-appointed...
Florida Attorney Behind Thousands of Insurer Lawsuits Violated 14 Bar Rules: Judge September 30, 2020 By Amy O'Connor Embattled Florida attorney Scot Strems, who, with his firm, has filed thousands of assignment of benefit and first party lawsuits...
Florida High Court Rejects Strems Bid to Dissolve Suspension; Contempt Petition Filed September 2, 2020 By Amy O'Connor A Florida attorney accused of causing great public harm through a “vast campaign of unprofessional, unethical, and fraudulent conduct,” by...
Suspension of Florida Lawyer Accused of Causing ‘Great Public Harm’ Justified: Judge July 16, 2020 By Amy O'Connor A Florida judge has recommended the Florida Supreme Court deny the motion to dissolve the suspension of a Florida attorney...
Florida’s Citizens Accuses Embattled Law Firm, Others of Sham Lawsuits, Racketeering June 22, 2020 By Amy O'Connor Florida’s state-run Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has joined a chorus of insurance companies accusing the Strems Law Firm of lawsuit...
Florida Supreme Court Suspends Attorney Behind Thousands of Insurer Lawsuits June 10, 2020 By Amy O'Connor The Florida Supreme Court has granted an emergency request by The Florida Bar to immediately suspend an attorney who, with...
Challenges Facing the Florida Insurance Market: A Reinsurer’s Perspective July 30, 2019 By Maria DiMaggio and Oliver Frase Hurricanes Irma and Michael served as a reminder that Florida, more than any other state, is at risk of one...
Florida’s Citizens Revises 2019 Rate Filing; Will Request 2.3% Statewide Rate Increase June 20, 2019 Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s Board of Governors has approved a revised 2019 rate proposal that the company said reflects recent...
Citizens to Request 8.2% Rate Increase from Florida Regulators December 13, 2018 By Amy O'Connor Citizens Property Insurance Corp. will file for a statewide average increase of 8.2 percent for personal lines policyholders – homeowners,...
I.I.I. Study Cites AOB Abuse for Increasing Insurance Costs In Florida December 12, 2018 A new study released by the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) finds that Florida’s assignment of benefits (AOB) crisis has cost...