Another federal court has dismissed a COVID-19 virus-coverage lawsuit brought by a company that had its business-interruption claim denied by its insurance carrier. In Agilitas USA vs. Hartford Fire Insurance Co., the U.S. District Court for Middle Tennessee found that …
A week after a federal court found that waiting two years to file a property claim is too long, a state court reached a different conclusion: Failing to timely file supporting documents on a claim does not necessarily harm the …
The United States will not be able to insure its way out of coming climate disasters, but must focus on mitigation and resiliency – along with insurer solvency — to reduce risk and exposure, insurance regulators said Wednesday. Insurance commissioners …
Few things enrage insurers more than what appear to be exorbitant attorney fees, and Florida may be ground-zero on that issue, thanks in part to the state’s fee-multiplier statute. So, industry advocates were heartened to see a recent ruling by …
Florida may be known as the Sunshine State, but some insurance agents say they’ve been unprepared for the recent boom in rooftop solar power installations across the state, installations that can affect coverage, premiums and even home sales. “We kind …
Like other insurance agencies that have been named Best Agencies to Work For, the Huneycutt Group in Wilmington, North Carolina, credits its family atmosphere and regular group activities for promoting an environment where employees and owners can thrive. But to …
The Florida Supreme Court has disbarred an Orlando plaintiffs’ lawyer after the court said he intentionally deceived a trial court and his former wife about his income. Karl Koepke, a practicing attorney since 1965, is known for wrongful death, injury …
Florida property insurers may remember the strange case of Contender Claims Consultants and its associate, now-suspended Miami attorney Scot Strems. Back in 2019, it was the height of concerns about abuses of the state’s assignment-of-benefits law. Stories abounded about some …
A Florida Supreme Court decision banning an app-based service from connecting ticketed drivers with lawyers may be a win for the law profession, but it is another impediment to average citizens gaining access to the court system, critics said. “This …
It’s not just a few Florida property insurance companies that are running into financial trouble. Almost every carrier is losing money in 2021 and the future does not look any better, the CEO of Citizens Property Insurance Co. told lawmakers …
