Florida House candidate says he’s standing up for homeowners, but critics say he’s raising insurance rates

Florida House candidate Andrew Vargas is campaigning to stop “abuse and frivolous lawsuits that lead to rate increases” from insurers, but state records show his South Florida law firm is a leader in a cottage industry of trial lawyers blamed by experts for higher homeowner premiums.  Alexandra Glorioso and Marc Caputo report for Politico Florida.

https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2018/04/27/florida-house-candidate-says-hes-standing-up-for-homeowners-but-critics-say-hes-raising-insurance-rates-386552