Florida on Alert for AOB Abuse as Irma Recovery Begins September 13, 2017 By Amy O'Connor As Florida residents return home after being evacuated by Hurricane Irma, the pressure is on the insurance industry to keep...
Florida Insurers Place All Options on Table to Address AOB Abuse July 19, 2017 By Amy O'Connor Florida’s home insurers hope the public doesn’t blame them as they implement rate increases, initiate coverage changes and nonrenew policies....
Florida Lawmakers Once Again Fail to Pass AOB Claims Reform May 9, 2017 By Amy O'Connor Florida lawmakers have once again let slip an opportunity to address insurance claims abuse, as legislation failed to make it...
Florida House Advances Bill Targeting Claims Abuse, But Senate Battle Looms April 27, 2017 By Amy O'Connor A bill aimed at decreasing insurance claims abuse in Florida has made it through the Florida House, and the industry’s...
Florida Launches AOB Resource, Education Webpage for Consumers April 6, 2017 The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) has launched a new webpage as part of its efforts to educate Florida...
Florida Senator Alleges ‘Smear Campaign’ After Industry-Backed AOB Bill Stalls April 5, 2017 By Amy O'Connor A bill backed by the insurance industry to curb the abuse of Florida’s one-way attorney fee statute in assignment of...
Citizens Posts Net Loss of $27M for 2016; Says Water Losses, AOB Abuse to Blame March 29, 2017 Citizens Property Insurance Corp. will post a net loss for 2016, its first loss in more than a decade, as...
2017 Florida Insurance Legislation to Watch March 3, 2017 By Amy O'Connor The Florida insurance market has been a hotbed of controversy over the last year, and many are looking at the...
First Florida Bill Addressing AOB Introduced for 2017 Session February 28, 2017 By Amy O'Connor Florida now has legislation backed by the top Florida insurance regulator and the industry that promises to curtail homeowners insurance...
Heat Is on Florida Lawmakers to Fix Assignment of Benefits Crisis February 15, 2017 By Amy O'Connor Florida’s insurance industry will apply significant pressure on lawmakers to pass assignments of benefit (AOB) reform in the upcoming legislative...