Governor Rick Scott recently signed into law HB 813 to further encourage private flood insurance alternatives for Florida homeowners and businesses. Thanks to the leadership of state Senator Jeff Brandes (R-Pinellas County) and his championing alternatives to the National Flood …
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The Death of AOB Reform
Many of you have watched the Florida Legislature for years. I don’t want you to walk away from this blog thinking that all is lost. We live in a democratic republic and it’s the best one in the world, like …
The Abusive Roofer: A Personal Story
So imagine this: It’s Saturday afternoon and you’re hanging out with your kids in the garage having some quality time, when out of nowhere, a man with a ladder on a truck appears.
He says he’s with the disaster recovery …
AOB Reform Needed Now in Florida
There are now four bills before the Florida Legislature this session targeting to various degrees the abusive practices of third-party contractors and lawyers using Assignment of Benefits (AOB) to force insurance companies to pay greater claims than often justified, which …
