Southeast News Fla. DFS Accuses Man of Operating as an Unlicensed Claims Adjuster In another case involving the notorious Strems Law Firm, a Florida man has been charged with operating as an unlicensed... Read More
Southeast News Fla. Court Rulings Hand Tool to Insurers to Stem Claims Litigation A decision handed down Thursday by the Florida Supreme Court, along with a recent ruling by state regulators, could give... Read More
Southeast News Insurers Applaud Charges Against Fla. Contractors in ‘Free Roof’ Scheme The recent arrest of two men associated with a large Florida roofing company, on charges of offering “free roofs” and... Read More
Southeast News Citizens Still Struggling With Lawsuits, but Legal Fees and Payouts Decline A committee of the Citizens Property Insurance Corp. governing body produced some good news on litigated claims and some bad... Read More
News Insurers Hope to Head Off Claims With IoT Devices Wouldn’t it be nice, if, instead of relying on adjusters and restoration companies to surmise how much damage was actually... Read More
Southeast News Insurers Win 1 Bad Faith Case, Lose Another Before Fla. Appellate Courts Remember George Costanza’s trick in “Seinfeld,” the 1990s TV sitcom? When he couldn’t (or didn’t want to) pay his rent... Read More
Southeast News Some Hope New Florida Appeals Court Will Be Friendlier to Insurers The Florida Supreme Court’s call for an additional appellate court and six – now seven – new judges in the... Read More
News Some Experts Say Too Many Work Comp Claims Are Litigated Employers may be warming up to the idea that fighting some workers’ compensation claims and medical treatments can be counterproductive,... Read More
News Insurers For High Crime Areas on Notice After Georgia Court Affirms $43M Verdict A Georgia appeals court has upheld a $43 million premises liability verdict against the CVS Pharmacy chain, ruling that the... Read More
Southeast News Fla. Appeals Court Finds Insurer Not Prejudiced by 5-Month Wait on Claim Info A week after a federal court found that waiting two years to file a property claim is too long, a... Read More