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Florida’s Citizens Insurance Could Spend $100M on Defense Legal Fees This Year
Jun 24 2022 // Citizens Property Insurance Corp. could spend $100 million this year on attorneys who defend claims litigation against the insurer, a significant increase from previous years. The Miami Herald reported that the insurer of...
Florida HO Premiums Highest in Nation at $4,200 Average, Triple I Report Shows
Jun 24 2022 // A report from the Insurance Information Institute confirms what many Florida homeowners have suspected: Their insurance premiums are some of the highest in the nation. The annual cost of a Florida homeowners policy this...
‘Well-to-Do’ Investment Firm Head Charged in $300,000 South Florida Insurance Fraud
Jun 23 2022 // The head of a small, South Florida investment firm has been charged with insurance fraud after he submitted a $300,000 roof-leak claim to his insurer, American International Group, along with allegedly fake photos of mold...
Former Florida Mayor Who Almost Defeated DeSantis in 2018 Indicted on Federal Charges
Jun 23 2022 // The former mayor of Tallahassee, who came close to defeating Ron DeSantis in the Florida governor’s race in 2018, has been indicted on federal charges of fraud and making false statements while mayor and as a...
Florida CFO Steps in, Urges Court to Uphold PTSD Benefits for Firefighter
Jun 22 2022 // Florida’s chief financial officer has stepped into the middle of a firefighters’ workers’ compensation appeal on a mental stress claim, a move the fireman’s lawyer called “unprecedented”...
Cast Iron Drainpipes Latest Target in Florida Claims. But They Can Be Defended.
Jun 20 2022 // A decade ago, it was questionable sinkhole damages that proliferated in Florida property insurance claims. More recently, “free roof” solicitations, roof claims and thousands of lawsuits have rattled the...
People: FAIA Names Six to Board of Directors
Jun 19 2022 // The Florida Association of Insurance Agents installed new board members at its annual convention last week in Orlando. The board comprises 14 members, elected on a staggered basis to three-year terms. The latest directors...
Attorneys in Florida Condo Collapse Settlement Seek $100 Million in Fees
Jun 15 2022 // Attorneys who worked to secure settlements topping $1 billion in the collapse of a beachfront Florida condominium building in which 98 people died are requesting about $100 million in fees and costs, according to a new...
Florida’s Litigated Claims Dropped 14% from April to May for Largest Carriers
Jun 15 2022 // Florida’s 16 largest property insurers reported a 14% average decrease in litigated claims in May, the first drop in the numbers since February. CaseGlide, a litigation management software provider that tracks claims...
Three Nominees for Florida Supreme Court Appear to Lean the Insurer Way
Jun 15 2022 // Some Florida insurers may feel like they didn’t score a home run with the recent property insurance reform measures signed into law in May. But they could soon see a friendly umpire on the state Supreme Court, likely...
Florida Plaintiffs Claim Victory After Dropping Suit to Block SB 76’s Solicitation Ban
Jun 14 2022 // When the Florida Legislature approved Senate Bill 76 last year, with its restrictions on homeowner solicitation by roofing contractors, insurers saw it as a major blow against runaway fraudulent and exaggerated roof...
King Brokerage Acquires Wurzel Agency in Florida
Jun 13 2022 // King Insurance, a brokerage based in Gainesville, Florida, has continued its steady expansion with the acquistion of The Wurzel Agency in Oveido, Florida. Wurzel has specialized in property and casualty personal lines and...
Florida Must Pay $1.2 Million for Destroying Sickened Citrus Trees, Jury Finds
Jun 10 2022 // The owner of a commercial nursery has won a $1.2 million judgment against the Florida Department of Agriculture in the latest verdict against the state agency for destroying citrus trees in the 2000s during an attempt to...
Mother Charged After Florida Toddler Fatally Shoots Father
Jun 9 2022 // A 2-year old boy fatally shot his father in an accident after finding a gun, and the boy’s mother is now facing criminal charges, authorities in Florida said Monday. Reggie Mabry, 26, was fatally shot late last month...
Keystone Agency Partners Takes Majority Stake in Large Florida Agency
Jun 8 2022 // Keystone Agency Partners, a brokerage that continues to acquire agencies around the country, said it has taken a majority stake in Keyes Coverage, an insurance agency based in Tamarac, Florida. Keyes, one of the largest...
Audit Faults Florida’s COVID Data Tracking Efforts in 2020
Jun 8 2022 // A report from Florida’s auditor general appears to support what some officials said in 2020 – that the state’s COVID-19 data was inaccurate and incomplete during the first nine months of the pandemic, making...
Lydecker to Replace Dunbar at Florida’s Citizens’ Board; Murray Moves to Seaglass
Jun 7 2022 // A Florida insurance executive will soon join the board of governors for Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Charlie Lydecker was formerly president of the retail division of Brown & Brown Insurance, one of the largest...
Homeowners Can Record Insurance Company Adjusters’ Inspections, Florida Court Says
Jun 7 2022 // Homeowners and public adjusters may now feel a little more emboldened to record an insurance adjuster’s inspection of a home, after a Florida appeals court ruled in favor of the practice last week – the third such...
Pro Golfer Killed in Florida Car Accident
Jun 3 2022 // Professional golfer Bart Bryant, who once beat Tiger Woods by six shots to collect the biggest paycheck of his career, was killed when a truck slammed into his SUV while he was stopped in a line of vehicles on a central...
RoofClaim.com Fires Up Florida Insurers with Roof Financing Plan
Jun 3 2022 // RoofClaim.com, a name that has caused heartburn in the Florida insurance industry in recent years, announced that it is now offering no-money-down roof financing in the wake of insurance rate hikes, insurer insolvencies...
