Jun 21, 2018
Citizens Property Insurance will delay any decision on 2019 rate increases until December, with officials saying they want to assess the impact of a new program designed to curb the cost of non-weather water claims. The Citizens Board of Governors, …
Jun 20, 2018
Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the Florida state-run insurer of last resort, has devised a new policy requiring lobbyists seeking to lobby the insurer to register via a new online registration system. The new corporate policy comes in response to a …
Jun 20, 2018
Unless the state Legislature implements restrictions on assignment of benefits (AOB) agreements between property owners and contractors, Florida’s publicly owned property insurer could be litigated into imposing “dramatic” rate hikes on nearly a half-million homeowners. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation President …
Jun 20, 2018
Citizens Property Insurance is poised to delay a 7.9 percent rate increase for policyholders, after some board members suggested Tuesday another rate hike may be too soon following a May 1 increase. The Citizens Board of Governors, which oversees the …
Jun 20, 2018
State-owned Citizens Property Insurance Co. is once again seeking to increase annual rates by about 10 percent — the maximum allowable by state law — while blaming “skyrocketing nonweather related water loss claims in South Florida.” Yet according to Citizens’ …
Jun 19, 2018
TALLAHASSEE, FL June 18, 2018 — Law firm Colodny Fass is proud to announce that three of their attorneys — Mike Colodny, Joel Fass and Maria Abate — were selected to the 2018 list of Florida Super Lawyers. All three …
Jun 18, 2018
Claims for damage caused by Hurricane Irma in Florida are closing in on the $10 billion mark. Nearly 1 million Florida property owners have filed claims for insured losses from Irma, which barreled through the state nine months ago, according …
Jun 15, 2018
If you’re looking for new reimbursement manuals that detail changes in Florida’s medical fee schedules, don’t bother, the Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation said this week. The Legislature this year failed to approve the new fee schedules, so the current …
Jun 15, 2018
Ride-sharing passengers will be able to buy accident and death coverage in smartphone app. Chubb Ltd. has teamed with a technology startup to sell insurance to passengers of ride-hailing services like Uber Technologies Inc. to cover medical and other costs …
Jun 15, 2018
The Federal Reserve hikes interest rates by a quarter-point and signals two additional hikes this year and three in 2019. Winner: The insurance industry. After many years of a near-zero Federal Funds Rate, the lid is off and insurers will …