A planned march on Florida’s state capitol to protest the shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin has once again been derailed to a lack of liability coverage. The National Christian League of Councils had set the march for Wednesday, April …
The fate of Florida’s caps on damages in medical malpractice cases now rests with the state’s high court after attorneys on both sides of the issue debated whether the caps are constitutional. The Florida Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments …
While debates over property insurance and no-fault auto insurance consumed the attention of state officials and the media, Florida lawmakers quietly dealt with several other insurance issues, including workers’ compensation. While they did not resolve their differences over the costs …
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a West Virginia law that allows nursing homes to use pre-dispute arbitration agreements with residents that prevent them from suing in medical malpractice cases. In a recent case, [Marmet Health Care Center, Inc. v …
Some North Carolina homeowners are seeing premium increases this year due to a fire rating change. And North Carolina officials say those increases in insurance premiums stem from the use of technology by insurers and not a change in public …
A Florida plan to sell insurers and financial institutions state premium tax credits to help fund the state’s homeowners’ reinsurance facility is raising concerns among some officials. The Florida Insurance Tax Pre-Payment Program was a late addition to the state’s …
While state officials are widely praising Florida’s new no-fault auto insurance law, insurers are wary of having to implement rate decreases before there is a corresponding drop in losses as the new law stipulates. The new law specifies that by …
Independent agents in Florida are calling on the state-run property insurer Citizens Property Insurance Corp. to staunch the flow of policies from agents employed by direct writers. The independent agents, who represent more than one insurance company, say agents who …
How automotive glass repair companies are allowed to access glass claims has become a contentious issue in South Carolina where independent shops are trying to break a national company’s hold on the market. South Carolina lawmakers are considering a bill …
While their debates over property insurance and no-fault auto insurance consumed the attention of state officials and the media, Florida lawmakers were quietly dealing with several other insurance issues including workers’ compensation. Lawmakers managed to make workers’ compensation one of …
