Florida Court Upholds Policyholder Right to Assign Benefits January 5, 2021 By Jim Sams An appellate court in Florida has upheld the right of policyholders to assign their right to collect benefits from an...
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’s Citizens Urges Insureds to Avoid Fraud, Scams After Hurricane Sally September 18, 2020 In an effort to help insureds avoid falling victim to scams and abuse, as well as to speed up the...
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...
Report Shows Florida AOB Abuse Worsening as Lawmakers Consider Reforms January 17, 2018 By Amy O'Connor The 2018 Florida Legislative Session is underway, and lawmakers have wasted no time taking up legislation to address the assignment...
Florida Regulators Set Date for Citizens Public Rate Hearing August 15, 2017 The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) announced it will conduct a rate hearing on Aug. 31, 2017 to receive...
Florida’s Citizens CEO Gilway Responds to Claims About Managed Repair Program July 7, 2017 By Barry Gilway The following letter to the editor was written by Citizens Property Insurance Corp. President, CEO and Executive Director Barry Gilway...
Opinion: Floridians Will Pay More For Less Under Citizens Managed Repair Program July 6, 2017 By Donald Phillips Florida is famous for its catastrophic hurricanes, however, we also have our fair share of daily claims such as fire,...
Florida’s Citizens Approves Policy Changes, 5.3% Statewide Rate Increase for 2018 June 21, 2017 Homeowners in South Florida, as well as in many other parts of the state, should expect additional rate increases next...