State board considering new guidelines
We have received some excellent feedback on our recent edition of The Florida Insurance Roundup podcast about proposed rules to govern how engineers write formal damage evaluation reports, often used in insurance claims lawsuits. Some …
Plus, a suspect $29 million Hurricane Ian claim
A Florida appeals court drops the customary practice of using expert witness testimony on attorney fees, a federal appeals court upholds an insurance company’s use of depreciation in figuring actual cash value, …
Plus, homeowners going bare
A court upholds the way Citizens Property Insurance settles its claims disputes, there’s a growing number of Floridians who have been going without homeowners insurance, plus the success story of Florida’s recent insurance consumer and litigation …
Yes, says new AI tool
The long list of AI applications in the insurance industry just got a little longer, but this one could spell more money for personal injury claimants and a seismic shift in efficient claims adjusting for …
Plus, a new report on Florida’s post-reform insurance saving
Fresh concerns about Florida insurance regulators’ revamped wind mitigation inspection form, new research on the cost savings from the property insurance market reforms plus a prediction on future savings this year, …
Letters of protection ruled lawful
A recent Florida court decision in a State Farm Insurance case may prove to be very important within the automobile insurance landscape, as a judge has ruled that a medical provider’s use of Letters of …
Decision centered on one word: “you”
Auto-Owners Mutual Insurance Company was handed a loss earlier this month, with a federal appeals court declaring vague policy language meant the carrier owed compensatory damages to Randy Granger’s wife, Beverly Granger. When Randy …
Plus, Security First wins attorney fees
Florida’s 1st DCA finds that a breach of contract must exist at filing, homeowners find footing in an appeal for failure to provide prompt notice to their insurance company, and Security First wins an …
Governor highlights growing market affordability
Citizens Property Insurance is ordered to lower its 2026 rates even further, as the insurance commissioner and Governor tout growing affordability in Florida’s property insurance market; a new report shows claims lawsuits and costs continue …
Help in solving higher property insurance costs
We at LMA like to keep our readership completely up to date on all insurance happenings in the beautiful Sunshine State, but occasionally making a foray out into another state can help us …