A 79-year-old healthcare CEO is sentenced for more than $1 billion in Medicare fraud, a Bradenton contractor stands accused of spending hurricane victim repair funds at a casino, and a former Florida insurance agency …
A public adjuster and an unlicensed contractor have been sentenced for ripping-off an elderly man whose home was damaged by Hurricane Michael, Tampa Bay authorities are cracking down on those trying to steal …
Two co-owners of a Fort Myers roofing and construction firm were arrested earlier this month and charged with nine counts of insurance fraud for allegedly running a homeowner solicitation scheme offering free roof replacements in lieu …
One of the keys to further reforming Florida’s homeowners property insurance marketplace is tackling the growing fraud by a small but determined number of contractors. There’s new insight on how further expanding the state’s fraud investigation …
A federal judge last night issued a preliminary injunction against enforcement of part of SB 76, Florida’s new property insurance reform law that took effect July 1. The ruling was sought by Gale Force Roofing and …
Another tool to fight fraudulent claims practices has also become Florida law in the past two weeks – SB 1598. The bill includes important language clarifying that only an attorney or licensed public adjuster may prepare, …
It took a little over a week for the roofing industry to file a lawsuit in federal court seeking to block Florida’s new property insurance reform law that Governor DeSantis signed and is …
The federal probe into alleged public corruption in the Florida Panhandle in the aftermath of 2018‘s Hurricane Michael is widening. A former city commissioner and a developer have now been charged, joining a former mayor and …
