Category: Florida News

  Citizens Insurance Chief Sees “Absurd” Rise in Litigation Expenses “Out of Control” Litigation Costs are slowing efforts by Florida’s Property Insurer of Last Resort to shift risk onto Private Insurers, and may lead to Aggressive Restrictions on Claims for …

  About a Third of Insurance Claims From Florida’s 2016 Hurricanes Were Denied Nearly one out of every three people who have put in a Damage Claim from the two Hurricanes that hit Florida this year won’t receive a nickel …

  On December 2, 2016, Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater and Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier hosted an insurance roundtable discussion with representatives from more than 25 insurance companies operating in Florida. Hosted at Flagler College in St. Augustine …

  Jeff Brandes to File Flood Mitigation Bill Florida Senator Jeff Brandes says he will File Legislation for the 2017 Legislative Session to Fund Flood Mitigation in Affected Communities, FloridaPolitics.com reports.   Florida Supreme Court Rules Against Insurer in Concurrent …

  Florida Governor Rick Scott announced today, December 5, 2016, that he has extended the State of Emergency in effect as result of Hurricane Matthew. The Executive Order 16-274 extends the former one (Executive Order 16-230) by 60 days. Of …

  FIRM Files Property Insurance Challenge A Local Insurance Watchdog Group has formally filed its challenge to a nearly 9 percent Property Insurance Rate Increase in the Florida Keys.  Timothy O’Hara reports for the Florida Keys News.   Road Rage …

  Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) engaged in extensive communications campaigns both before, during and after Hermine and Matthew–the two hurricanes that impacted Florida this year. In their meeting yesterday, December 1, 2016, Citizens’ Consumer Services Committee members were …

  Florida Appeals Court Reverses in Favor of Homeowner in Insurance Claim Case The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday ruled Insurance Companies should not deny coverage for Property Damage just because it had more than one concurrent cause, as long …

  Citizens Assesses Hurricane Response as 2016 Season Comes to a Close Citizens Property Insurance Corporation expressed satisfaction with its response efforts to the first hurricanes to hit Florida in more than a decade as the end of the 2016 …

  Nelson, Rubio praise decision to move hurricane planes to Lakeland Florida Senators Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio praised a decision that will keep the federal government’s “Hurricane Hunters” fleet in Florida, though MacDill lost out to Lakeland on a …