With 2016 amendments to s. 627.7074, F.S. requiring the Florida Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) to adopt rules for obtaining certification, denying certification of, suspending certification of, and revoking the certification of a sinkhole claims neutral evaluator, that process …

  Florida Supreme Court Rules Doctors Can Be Liable If Patients Commit Suicide In a unanimous decision that could influence how Patients are treated for Depression, the Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a Physician could be sued for Medical …

  Utilizing managed repair programs for property claims and using contractors controlled by claims organizations to provide property damage repair services could constitute an impermissible conflict of interest and a potential harm to insurance customers, the National Association of Public …

  Insurers Warn Floridians to Prepare for Tropical Storm A Tropical Storm stands an excellent chance of hitting South Florida this weekend.  An Insurance Industry Group wants Floridians to start getting ready.  Michael Moline reports for SaintPetersBlog.com.   FIRM Asks for Delay …

  Florida Supreme Court Turns Down Chinese Drywall Case The Florida Supreme Court has declined a couple’s request to take up a dispute about whether a property insurer is required to cover damage related to Chinese Drywall in a Tampa …

  “Billing Palm Beach County Homeowners For Insurance As If We’re Miami is a Low Blow” Have you noticed that Insurance Companies in Florida never seem to run out of new ways to justify Premium Increases for Hurricane Coverage even …

  A Look at The Big 5 Homeowner Insurers in South Florida The Miami Herald’s Nancy Dahlberg evaluates South Florida’s top five Property Insurance Companies.    Will Your Homeowner Insurance Protect You If The Big One hits? As Hurricane Season …

  Dodgy Contractors Share Blame for High Rates, Last-Chance Insurer Says Don’t blame us for rising Premiums, Administrators of Florida’s High-Risk Property Insurance Pool told State Regulators Thursday — blame the Lawyers.  Michael Moline reports for FloridaPolitics.com on yesterday’s Citizens …

  Due to the State of Emergency and the historic flooding in parts of Louisiana, Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is promulgating Emergency Rule 27, which retroactively suspends statutory provisions of the Insurance Code concerning cancelations, terminations, nonrenewals, and nonreinstatements of …

  In a press release issued today, August 18, 2016, the Florida Consumer Protection Coalition noted after that, after today’s Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) rate hearing, ” . . . the proposed statewide rate increases demonstrate beyond a doubt …