South Carolina Bars, Eateries Closing Down for Lack of Affordable Liability Coverage September 18, 2023 By William Rabb Wanted in South Carolina: $1 million in liquor liability coverage at an affordable premium to prevent closure of establishment. That’s...
New Florida Immigration Law Could Worsen Property Insurance Costs September 14, 2023 By William Rabb If Florida insureds and insurers haven’t been pummeled enough by rising costs in recent years, they could soon see another...
No Danger of Assessment: Florida Citizens Seeing Just 2,000 Claims from Idalia September 13, 2023 By William Rabb Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has so far seen just about 2,000 claims from Hurricane Idalia, well below the threshold...
Infamous Florida Plaintiffs’ Firm Files For Bankruptcy. Will Strems Get His $36 Million? September 12, 2023 By William Rabb The successor to a law firm that was known as “public enemy number one” by Florida’s property insurance industry after...
Update: Adjusters-as-Appraisers Contracts Are Voided by Fee Cap, Florida Appeals Court Says September 7, 2023 By William Rabb Public adjusters cannot double as appraisers in claims disputes if their total fees exceed the statutory cap, a Florida appeals...
NC Appeals Court: Trial Needed After Agent Failed to Disclose Pond on Property September 6, 2023 By William Rabb A North Carolina insurance agent will have to return to court to determine if he or the client acted negligently...
New Juice in Florida Market: Orange Insurance Exchange Approved by OIR September 6, 2023 By William Rabb Just days after another hurricane smashed through part of Florida, another property and casualty insurer has been approved for the...
Florida Regulators Remind Insurers to Take Care of Insureds as Claims Come in September 5, 2023 By William Rabb The property insurance industry breathed a sigh of relief after Hurricane Idalia landed in a less-populated part of the coast,...
Idalia Rumbles Ashore as Cat 3, Lashing Tallahassee and Much of Florida and Georgia August 30, 2023 By William Rabb Just when parts of the property-casualty industry thought it was safe to re-enter the Florida market, Hurricane Idalia made landfall...
Kentucky Supreme Court: Docs Must Bill for Injured Workers Within 45 Days August 29, 2023 By William Rabb Medical providers who treat injured workers in Kentucky must bill the employer/insurer within 45 days, even before a workers’ compensation...