“Directives to Pay” at issue
Recent rulings by Florida’s appellate courts have dealt a significant blow to contractors and organizations attempting to circumvent the state’s 2019 Assignment of Benefits (AOB) reform law, marking a win for insurance companies. The 5th …
AOB vendor defender files for bankruptcy xx
Florida property insurance rate filings show a downward trend for the first time in years, despite another insurance company seeking a rate increase; Citizens Property Insurance pursues a record reinsurance purchase for hurricane …
Vendor Richie Kidwell center stage
Another big filer of lawsuits against Florida insurance companies has lost a court case that is being called significant in its expected impact on Assignment of Benefits (AOB) cases; it’s the same plaintiff that has …
AOBs rising
The Restoration Association of Florida loses the second of its three lawsuits in state court that tried to overturn the legislature’s past insurance consumer protections, one company reports Assignment of Benefits (AOB) lawsuits are up 100%, and veteran …
Agent Fraud, statewide policy data revealed
A Florida appeals court has weighed-in on a water damage case concerning an Assignment of Benefits (AOB) claim, a South Florida insurance agent has been arrested for insurance premium fraud, and the Florida Office …
The AOB game continues
Just a few days before Hurricane Ian struck, the sixth Florida homeowners insurance company this year was declared insolvent by regulators. Meanwhile Richie Kidwell and his Air Quality Assessors lose another AOB case in court, while …
Plus, upcoming contractor fraud event
A group of roofing and other contractors is continuing their fight against property insurance consumer reforms needed to help stabilize the Florida market. There are new developments to report in the Restoration Association of Florida …
Instructive for defense counsel
LMA had the privilege of hosting Jake Huxtable, a partner at Kelley Kronenberg’s West Palm Beach office, who was the successful litigator in a recent appellate decision involving Assignment of Benefits (AOB) contracts under the Florida …
Insurance defense attorneys’ take on new law
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 …