We’ve compared efforts to stop Florida’s decade-old insurance litigation crisis to a perverse game of “whack-a-mole” where as soon as one fraudulent practice is legislated or regulated out of existence, another pops up to take its …
Roofers – and especially their attorneys – played prominently into my conversation last week with state Representative David Smith (R-Winter Springs) and CaseGlide CEO Wesley Todd which we recorded for the …
Another Florida property insurance company goes into receivership, a roofing industry lawsuit is dismissed, Citizens Property Insurance has its rate hike request trimmed, and it’s official: Florida now has the highest homeowners insurance premiums in …
Congratulations to Tower Hill and its subsidiary Omega Insurance Company on a recent defense verdict in Polk County, Florida before Judge Moore! In Speed v. Omega Ins. Co., the case was originally set for trial …
A panel of the Eleventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed its prior reasoning, finding that settlement agreements can now be the basis for a bad faith claim. In Florida, an excess …
The Restoration Association of Florida (RAF) is continuing to fight property insurance consumer reforms, filing two lawsuits in state court taking aim at the latest reforms passed by the Florida Legislature in its recent special session. …
While the two bills signed into law from the Florida Legislature’s recent special session had many positives (read the final Special Session Bill Watch), more comprehensive measures were needed to address the root cause of our …
The Florida Legislature’s May 23-25 special session didn’t come soon enough for yet another insurance company which is now trying to wind-down at least some of its operations among growing concern by ratings agencies of …
The Florida Legislature ended its special session on property insurance Wednesday afternoon (May 25, 2022) passing a series of reforms addressing the dire escalating issues in the Florida’s homeowners insurance marketplace. They also included …
The Florida Legislature ended its special session on property insurance Wednesday afternoon (May 25, 2022) passing a series of reforms addressing the dire escalating issues in the Florida’s homeowners insurance marketplace. They also …
