Category: Archive – News
May 3, 2011
The following article was published in the Lehigh Acres Citizen on May 3, 2011: Man sues his own insurance firm and wins By Mel Toadvine A Lehigh Acres man has been awarded $3,019,955 by State Farm Insurance by a jury …
May 3, 2011
The following article was published in the South Florida Sun Sentinel on May 3, 2011: David Beasly: Look at geology, not public adjusters, for the rise in sinkhole claims By David Beasley Don Brown’s column on sinkhole insurance (“Sinkholes …
May 3, 2011
The following article was published in the Insurance Journal on May 3, 2011: Coastal Risk Expands into Louisiana, Florida Coastal Risk Underwriters (CRU), a subsidiary of Insight Catastrophe Group, will begin writing homeowners insurance in Louisiana and 15 counties in …
May 3, 2011
The following article was published in the Palm Beach Post on May 3, 2011: Workers Compensation Prescription Issue not in Florida Budget Deal By Jim Saunders A budget deal reached Tuesday does not include a controversial proposal to limit how …
May 3, 2011
The following article was published in Property Casualty360º on May 3, 2011: Florida Property Bill SB 408 is Amended in House By Joan E. Collier The Florida House held its second reading of SB 408 this afternoon, hours after Rep. …
May 3, 2011
The following article was posted to the South Florida Sun Sentinel’s House Keys blog on May 3, 2011: House to Vote on Sweeping Home Insurance Bill By Julie Patel Florida lawmakers have three days to hammer out a deal on …
May 2, 2011
Attorney Jeffrey M. Wank, an associate in the Litigation Division at the Fort Lauderdale law firm Colodny Fass, was recently elected to the Board of Directors for The Young Lawyers Section (“YLS”) of the Broward County Bar Association. In this …
May 2, 2011
Employees’ children participating in Colodny Fass’ “Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day” had the unique opportunity to learn about law firsthand by starring in a mock trial being staged as part of the day’s events by attorneys at the …
Apr 29, 2011
The following article was published in the St. Petersburg Times on April 29, 2011: Don’t Let Insurers Walk Away from Sinkholes With no recent hurricanes to blame for raising property insurance rates, insurers have a new excuse to seek big …
Apr 29, 2011
The following article was published in the Bradenton Herald on April 29,2011: Florida Senate Passes Bill to Relieve Home Insurers By Janet Zink esponding to cries from the insurance industry that fraudulent and frivolous sinkhole claims are draining their coffers, …