A definitive decision from Florida’s highest court on whether an appraisal can be ordered before coverage issues are decided on an insurance claim, food for thought on how to manage this decision, plus a market report …
The Florida Supreme Court has approved another appellate procedure rule change. This one will allow defendants to file appeals during the course of the legal action – rather than waiting until the end of the trial …
There’s another round of updated claims numbers to report from Hurricane Ian, the Florida Supreme Court decides an important statute of limitations on insurance lawsuits, plus the Federal Insurance Office weighs-in on how …
Another Florida property insurance company is declared insolvent by state regulators, expectations of up to a 50% increase in reinsurance costs for the rest of the market’s carriers at June renewal, concerns that …
There’s general agreement that excessive litigation and contractor fraud have been driving factors in Florida’s property insurance market peril. State insurance regulators, the Florida Supreme Court, and the Insurance Information Institute have attempted to get …
If Helen of Troy was “the face that launched a thousand ships” the proposal for settlement (“PFS”) rule and statute in Florida can perhaps be described as the “law that launched a thousand appeals.”
Many of …
Another factor contributing to Florida’s out-of-sync homeowners insurance market is the practice by some public adjusters to also serve as a disinterested appraiser in a property damage claims dispute. We reported last year on an …
On April 29, 2021, the Florida Supreme Court issued a per curiam opinion in Case: SC20-1490 (see, 46 Fla.L.Weekly S95a). In this opinion, the Florida Supreme Court further amended the summary judgment (“SJ”) Rule …
The Florida Supreme Court last week ruled that a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would legalize recreational use of marijuana contained misleading language in its 75-word ballot summary. The initiative, which had already collected …
Effective May 1, 2021, the Florida Supreme Court (with Justice Jorge Labarga dissenting) has, on its own motion, amended Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.510 (Summary Judgment). This rule change now aligns Florida’s summary judgment standard …
