Florida Senate Committee Approves Tort-Reform Bill, but Changes Are Possible March 8, 2023 By William Rabb A Florida bill that aims to further limit injury and insurance litigation and attorney fees passed a state Senate committee...
From Cyber to Lease Protection, Many Small Businesses and Agencies Are Woefully Unprepared March 6, 2023 By William Rabb Lisa Parry Becker, vice president of an independent insurance agency in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, recounted a computer hacking incident a longtime...
Florida Tort Reform Bill Goes Big, Checks Most Remaining Boxes for Insurers Hoping to Stem Litigation March 6, 2023 By William Rabb Outside of insurance attorneys, plaintiffs’ lawyers and some doctors, few people in Florida may be familiar with what are known...
Appeals Court in NC Says Undercover Filming of Farms is Protected Speech February 28, 2023 By William Rabb In a decision that animal rights advocates are calling a big win over big agricultural interests, a federal appeals court...
Proposed NC Rule Would Require More Flood History Disclosure on Homes for Sale February 23, 2023 By William Rabb North Carolina home buyers may soon have access to more information about a property’s flooding history, a rule that could...
Orderly Runoff Didn’t Work; Florida’s United P&C Now Insolvent, Headed for Liquidation February 20, 2023 By William Rabb Just days after some 90,000 policies from troubled United Property & Casualty Insurance Co. were transferred to Slide Insurance as...
Insurer Can’t Object to Asbestos Makers’ Bankruptcy, Despite Fraud Concerns February 17, 2023 By William Rabb A liability insurer has no standing to object to its insured’s bankruptcy plan, even if the carrier feels that the...
Fla. Tort Bill Brings it: Limits Damages, Ends Fee Multipliers, Discloses LOPs – and More February 16, 2023 By William Rabb Outside of insurance attorneys, plaintiffs’ lawyers and some doctors, few people in Florida may be familiar with what are known...
Trial Lawyers Push Back Against Florida Plan for More Insurance Tort Reform February 15, 2023 By William Rabb It’s now clear what the regular session of the Florida Legislature will focus on when lawmakers convene March 7: More...
Governor Names Yaworsky New Florida Insurance Commissioner February 13, 2023 By William Rabb Florida’s governor has named the insurance department’s former chief of staff as new insurance commissioner, filling a position that has...