Florida Gets Ready for Peak Hurricane Season After 3 Years of Major Storms July 17, 2019 By Amy O'Connor Floridians are on alert as the state heads into peak hurricane season after three straight years of being impacted by...
New AAIS Florida Homeowners By-Peril Program Approved by State Regulator April 26, 2019 AAIS (the American Association of Insurance Services) has received approval for its new Florida Homeowners By-Peril Insurance Program from the...
Florida Governor Urges Lawmakers to Address AOB as Reforms Move Forward March 15, 2019 By Amy O'Connor Just over a week into the 2019 legislative session, insurance industry-supported bills aimed at reforming Florida assignment of benefits (AOB)...
Florida Regulator to Hold Public Hearing on Citizens Rate Increase March 13, 2019 The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) will conduct a rate hearing to receive public comment on the proposed rate...
Fix Assignments of Benefits Now March 6, 2019 By Patrick Wraight I recently received an email from a Florida “snow bird”. If you’re not familiar with the term, it refers to...
Will 7th Time Be the Charm? Industry Makes Big Push for AOB Reform in 2019 February 28, 2019 By Amy O'Connor The push for assignment of benefits (AOB) reform in the 2019 Florida legislative session is in full swing, and the...
Florida Approves 13.8% Workers’ Comp Rate Decrease November 13, 2018 By Amy O'Connor A revised workers compensation rate filing for a 13.8 percent decrease by the National Council on Compensation Insurance has been...
Florida Workers’ Comp Rates to Decrease by Double-Digits in 2019 November 7, 2018 By Amy O'Connor Florida workers’ compensation rates are going down again next year, the third decrease in the two years since significant Florida...
Regulators, Industry Seek to Keep Florida AOB Abuse In Check After Michael October 18, 2018 By Amy O'Connor In an effort to keep the Florida assignment of benefits (AOB) crisis from further worsening in the state, Florida’s insurance...
Florida Orders Insurers to Halt Rate Hikes; Sets Up Hurricane Michael Claims Village October 16, 2018 Florida’s insurance regulator has issued an emergency order that ensures “additional protections” to Florida policyholders – including freezing any rate...