The Florida Property & Casualty Association along with other insurance industry trade associations have joined together in filing an Amicus Brief with the Florida Supreme Court in support of United Automobile Insurance Company’s request for a rehearing in a case involving personal injury protection automobile coverage. To read the entire National Underwriter article click here
Years after the hurricanes of 2004 and 2005, Florida homeowners and insurers are still dealing with sinkhole claims. According to the Daytona Beach News-Journal, "The sinkholes at issue aren't the mammoth holes that suddenly open and swallow a house. Insurers are required to issue catastrophic ground cover collapse for those. In 2007 the definition of a sinkhole [...]
Citizens Property Insurance plans to revoke $5 million worth of discounts from policyholders. Read the entire story here
According to the Sun-Sentinel's Broward Politics blog, Tamarac Commissioner Harry Dressler wants public outrage and attention shifted off city government tax hikes to property insurers, where, he says, residents often get more of a financial hit. Read the entire story here