In Southwest Florida, High Home Insurance Rates Are Driving Away Would-Be Buyers February 15, 2024 By Michael Sasso Florida’s southwestern coast — long one of America’s fastest-growing regions — is losing some of its boomtown swagger as a...
Florida High Court Says Appraisals Can Be Compelled Before Coverage Decided February 2, 2024 By William Rabb The Florida Supreme Court has resolved a conflict between differing appeals court decisions, deciding that property insurers can be compelled...
Roof Claim for Damage by Vultures Fails on Ordinary, Not Expert, Meaning of ‘Infestation’ January 25, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson How many vultures are required and how long must they be present to create an infestation? The Pennsylvania-based owner of...
Viewpoint: Florida Begins New Era with Major Property Insurance Reforms December 22, 2022 By John Dickenson and Chad Pasternack For the fourth time since 2019, the Florida Legislature has enacted property insurance reforms aimed towards stabilizing a beleaguered insurance...
Two More Arrested in Long-Running Operation Rubicon Investigation September 1, 2022 By William Rabb Those familiar with insurance fraud schemes in Florida will remember Operation Rubicon. That was the year-long investigation by Miami-Dade and...
Florida OIR Says Insurers Spent $3B on Legal Defense, 21 Insurers on Watch List July 22, 2022 By William Rabb In 2021, Florida’s domestic property insurers spent more than $3 billion on legal defense costs and containment – double the...
Property Insurance Reform Bill Dies as Fla. Legislative Session Draws to a Close March 11, 2022 By Insurance Journal staff With just two days left in the 2022 Florida legislative session, a comprehensive property insurance reform bill appears to be...
How Pandemic Effects on Supplies, Shipping Compound Wildfire States’ Insurance Woes July 15, 2021 By Don Jergler A perfect storm appears to brewing for homeowners and property insurers in the drought-plagued, wildfire-riddled U.S. West – and as...
Viewpoint: Riots Expose Serious Deficiencies in Property Insurance Policies December 2, 2020 By Randy C. DeLopst The riots that took place in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area during the George Floyd protests caused serious damage to many...
‘Falling Through the Cracks’: Vulnerable Homeowners Overlooked after Disasters April 16, 2019 By Carey L. Biron WASHINGTON — It was the middle of the night when Yvonne Rawhouser’s neighbor woke her up to warn her that...