Plus, a new study on small hail damage
A new report shows Florida’s insurance consumer and litigation reforms positively affected the price of reinsurance this hurricane season, Citizens Insurance accuses certain plaintiff lawyers of using “misinformation” in their quest to …
This week marks the official start of committee meetings as we gear up for the 2026 Legislative Session, which will run from January through March. For nearly two decades, our firm has been dedicated to advancing sound public policy and …
New challenges to its alternative dispute resolution program
When the Citizens Property Insurance Board of Governors meets this Wednesday (September 24, 2025), it will receive some welcome news: litigation has dropped by more than one-third so far this year over …
Plus, more new property insurance companies join the Florida market
A roofing company and its owner are in trouble with Florida’s Attorney General for allegedly violating a series of recent legislatively-created insurance consumer protection reforms; a lawyer in the know …
Two weeks from today, Florida lawmakers return for two back-to-back weeks of committee meetings, part of the 2026 legislative session that begins on January 13. We know there will be another attempt to roll back the 2022 & 2023 insurance …
McCarty & Petrelli weigh-in
For those of you that follow Florida’s legislative activity, you will recall our weekly legislative updates from March to May 2025 and how incredibly contentious the relationship was between the Governor’s office and the Florida House …
Plus, getting plaintiff lawyers to cooperate with fee disclosures
Florida workers’ compensation insurance rates are poised to fall again for the ninth consecutive year, suggested solutions are offered to make plaintiff attorneys reveal their fees in property insurance claims payouts, …
Lack of cooperation in reporting plaintiff attorney fees
Consumer insurance reforms are credited for Florida’s declining auto insurance rates, regulators push for dollar amounts of attorney fees in claim settlements, Citizens defends its alternative dispute resolution process, plus a new …
In our recent reporting of the latest Property Insurance Stability Report by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR), we noticed that although OIR provided county-by-county average homeowners and condo unit premiums, there was no statewide average shown. So we …
Florida’s new Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia begins his second full week in office today with a vow to “work hard for taxpayers and consumers,” following his appointment by Governor DeSantis. Most recently a Republican state senator from Spring Hill …