Feb 1, 2018
Patriot National Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection In Accordance with a previously-Agreed Restructuring Plan with Lenders, Patriot National, Inc., an Insurance Technology and Outsourcing Firm, has officially Filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection and Reorganization. Insurance Journal reports. Brett Favre Cuts …
Feb 1, 2018
Governor Rick Scott appointed various judges to Florida circuit and appeals courts during January 2018. Below is a partial list of those appointees. Governor Scott Appoints Judge Spencer J. Multack to the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court Governor Rick Scott announced …
Feb 1, 2018
February 2018 I’m pleased to bring you Florida Insurance Matters, a monthly update on Florida insurance-related legal developments. Please contact me any time with questions or feedback. Amy L. Koltnow, Esq. | Shareholder, Colodny Fass akoltnow@colodnyfass.com | (954) 492-4010 …
Feb 1, 2018
Patriot National Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection In Accordance with a previously-Agreed Restructuring Plan with Lenders, Patriot National, Inc., an Insurance Technology and Outsourcing Firm, has officially Filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection and Reorganization. Insurance Journal reports. Brett Favre Cuts …
Jan 31, 2018
Senate Committee Forward Bill Pre-Empting Local Control Of Vacation Rentals In a battle over how far to roll back Local Control and Regulation of Vacation Rental Homes, Senator Greg Steube won a crucial victory. FloridaPolitics.com’s Scott Powers reports. Sign Language Gibberish …
Jan 30, 2018
Windshield Repair Fraud Targeted In Florida Senate Proposal Windshield Repairs and Replacements have become a growing field for Fraudulent Insurance Claims. THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA’s Jim Turner reports via National Underwriter’s PropertyCasualty360.com. Florida Lawmakers Look At Revamping Trauma System …
Jan 26, 2018
Medicaid Expansion Could Save State $500M, Lawmaker Says A Democratic push to expand Affordable Health Care Coverage in Florida has a unique selling point: it could save the State more than $500 Million. Danny McAuliffe reports for FloridaPolitics.com. Florida House: …
Jan 25, 2018
Double-Digit Rate Increases Forecast For Florida Reinsurance Renewal By S&P Given the magnitude of the Insurance Industry losses suffered in Regions affected by Major Hurricanes in 2017, Rating Agency Standard & Poor’s anticipates a continuation of the trend seen in …
Jan 24, 2018
Florida AOB Bill Passes Senate Insurance Panel Despite Business Opposition A Florida Senate Panel gave a thumbs-up Tuesday to a Bill that would prevent Property Insurers from including Attorney Fees and other Legal Costs in their Rate Base, despite opposition …
Jan 24, 2018
After the Florida House of Representatives passed HB 7015 relating to Property Insurance Assignment Agreements by a vote of 82 to 20 today, January 12, 2018, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) announced its publication of the “2017 Review of Assignment …