Category: Florida Insurance and Political Headlines

  David Altmaier Focuses On “Assignment Of Benefits” Changes Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier told Governor Rick Scott and the State Cabinet this week that his Office will continue to push Lawmakers during the 2018 Legislative Session to address an …

  Citizens’ Change OK’d, Leaving Insured With Tough Choices A water pipe breaks inside a wall of your house while you are at work, if you’re a Customer of Citizens Property Insurance Corp., you will soon face Two Choices.  The …

  Senator Lee Files Personal Injury Protection Repeal Bill The Proposed Legislation Repeals Florida’s Motor Vehicle No-Fault Law and establishes a Mandate for Bodily Injury and Medical Payments Coverages. Floridians would be required to purchase Bodily Injury Liability Coverage at …

  People’s Trust Insurance To Start Checking Customers’ Credit Deerfield Beach-Based People’s Trust Insurance Co. plans to start running Credit Checks on New and Renewing Customers.  The Sun-Sentinel’s Ron Hurtibise reports.   State Holds August 23 Hearing To Consider Florida …

  Geologists Descend on Florida Neighborhood to Study Massive Sinkhole Experts might ever know exactly what caused Pasco County’s Largest Sinkhole in Decades, but a Team of University of South Florida Researchers have descended upon Lake Padgett Estates to learn as …

  As Hurricane Andrew Memories Fade, Florida Weakens Building Codes The Building Codes once hailed as the Gold Standard Other States should emulate are under assault.  Alan Gomez writes for USA Today.   Sea Level Rose Faster In The Southeastern …

  Florida Senate President Appoints Blake Capps to The Citizens Insurance Board of Governors Florida Senate President Joe Negron (R-Stuart) today announced the Appointment of Blake Capps to the Citizens Property Insurance Board of Governors. Mr. Capps’ Appointment begins immediately …

  Insurers, Trial Lawyers Spar In Bad Faith Case The Insurance Industry and Plaintiffs’ Attorneys are trying to help sway the Florida Supreme Court in a potentially High-Stakes Case stemming from a Fatal Auto Accident in 2006 in Palm Beach …

Florida Flood Loss Model Standards Now Official Florida’s Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology can now begin the review process for Flood Loss Model Acceptability after the long-awaited 2017 Flood Standards were Published.  Colodny Fass reports. Florida Governor Rick Scott …

Above:  Colodny Fass Associate Raquel Moya-Casals Known for her meticulous attention to client management, insurance defense lawyer Raquel Moya-Casals joined the growing Colodny Fass litigation team as an Associate in November 2015. A member of The Florida Bar and admitted …