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For years, in an effort to limit exposure in water damage claims, insurance carriers have been introducing limited water damage endorsements into their policies. Most endorsements limit coverage to $10,000 for damage caused by water. …
One provision of the 2019 Assignment of Benefits (AOB) statutory change in Florida was the requirement that a claimant seeking compensation from an insurer as the recipient of an AOB from the insured “[m]ust, as …
The Florida Legislature is back at the Capitol in Tallahassee today for a scheduled weeklong special session to consider a gambling compact with the Seminole Tribe of Florida. With coronavirus precautions now eased, this session will …
Florida’s new Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie made a poignant point in a recent speech. He warned against the “Amazon Culture” where people expect things quickly, including hurricane recovery. “Had Hurricane Dorian actually hit Broward …
A pair of Miami women have been arrested for posing as public adjusters and filing false insurance claims, in a two-year long sting operation run by the Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS) and Citizens Property …
All too often, my office receives calls from consumers with a familiar story of “this nice person knocked on my door and promised me I could get a free roof …and I got a gift card for just letting them …
The Florida Legislature saved the two biggest insurance issues of the session to the last day on Friday: property insurance and no-fault auto insurance reform. Both passed and there were certainly compromises …
The future is looking bright for the Sunshine State’s very own hemp program, as the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) and its Office of Cannabis observed the one-year anniversary of the program last Tuesday. FDACS and the …
The National Association of Home Builders estimates lumber prices have increased 200% in the past 12 months, raising the average price of a new single-family home by $24,000. And apparently it’s a simple case …
Congress is gearing up for its annual effort to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and early proposals call for limiting rate increases on federal flood insurance. Meanwhile, a new report suggests it will take …
