Southeast Officials Focus on Curbing Fraud, Rising Auto Rates, Flood Insurance, Distracted Driving
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Senate debate opens over restriction of one-way attorney fees
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Editorial: Put the brakes on suspect claims
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‘I think we’re there’ on AOB reform, House insurance chairwoman says
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Happy New Year!
Radey wishes all of our friends a happy and prosperous new year. As 2019 begins, Florida’s capital city will be embarking on a new era. Governor-elect Ron DeSantis will take office next week, succeeding Rick Scott who was Governor for eight years. Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis returns, having been elected to the Cabinet office to […]
Court Upholds Conditions on Assignments
Florida’s 4th District Court of Appeal in Restoration 1 of Port St. Lucie v. Ark Royal Insurance Company determined that an insurer may require approval of all insureds and the mortgagee before an assignment of benefits is valid. This ruling differs from a conclusion reached by the 5th DCA last year after the Office of […]
The anti-AOB abuse crowd picks up remediation companies
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Business coalition meets hurricane season with consumer warning against AOB abuse
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Second DCA Upholds Multiple Assignments
Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal has upheld the ability of a policyholder to make multiple assignments under a homeowners insurance policy. Nicon Construction v. Homeowners Choice Property and Casualty Insurance Company involved a policyholder’s issuing assignments of benefits to two separate vendors. The insurer argued that upon the policyholder’s assigning the policy rights to […]
Session Heads Into Final Week
The 2018 Florida legislative session is drawing to a close, barring any extensions or subsequent special sessions. This year’s session has been unusual for issues outside of the typical annual cycles of budgets and other expected business. The 2018 session began with a lot of attention directed to the range of relationships between legislators, staff […]