Daytona Beach-based Brown & Brown Insurance, often called one of the largest and fastest-growing insurance brokerages in the United States, has lost a round in its legal battle with one of its largest clients, a Florida property management firm. The …
A Florida appeals court has issued a sharp rebuke to an insurance defense attorney, upholding sanctions and charging that he has engaged in a pattern of conduct designed to trigger mistrials. Dale Gobel, of Orlando, made “intentionally misleading and deceptive …
As of this month, most Florida Citizens Property Insurance Corp. claims disputes will now be heard and decided by the state Division of Administrative Hearings, not in a court of law. Officials at Citizens and at DOAH aren’t expecting a …
When aging water pumps in Jackson, Mississippi, were shut down by floodwaters last August, knocking out water service to most of the city, companies that depend on clean water saw many of their customers and their revenue disappear overnight. Most …
Almost two months after three independent adjusters told Florida lawmakers that insurance carriers have frequently doctored their damage assessment reports, the men said they’ve had no contact from state agencies about the allegations. And they’re now disputing assertions from state …
One year after Slide Insurance made waves by taking over thousands of policies from a troubled Florida carrier, the young company has done it again. The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation on Tuesday signed a consent order granting Tampa-based Slide …
The National Council on Compensation Insurance has laid down the law, requiring Florida workers’ compensation insurers to verify employees before arbitrarily charging premium for subcontractors’ exempt officers. The question now is, will insurers abide or will they choose to ignore …
Judges are often sticklers for court deadlines, but they have to at least give a reason for dismissing a case when a lawyer fails to file a brief on time, the South Carolina Supreme Court said this month in a …
At least one of Allstate Insurance group’s Florida subsidiaries plans to non-renew 33,000 Florida condominium policies, starting in June. In a notice sent to Florida agents this month, Allstate said its Castle Key subsidiary had sent a letter Jan. 11 …
After American Integrity Insurance Co. filed for a binding arbitration endorsement on homeowner policies one year ago, many in the industry expected a wave of other insurers to follow suit as claims litigation costs continued to rise in Florida. So …
