Insurance agents from across Florida marched together on the state’s capitol Wednesday to deliver a message to Florida lawmakers: It’s time for assignment of benefits (AOB) reform. Read more from Insurance Journal here
Score one for the trial attorneys in their long-running battle with Florida’s property insurers over third-party claims assignments, but this year’s war is far from over. Read more from the Sun-Sentinel here
Florida’s Legislature is in session, and for the sixth straight year reform-minded Republicans are trying to shut down a trial-bar scheme that’s bleeding property insurers and sending Sunshine State premiums skyrocketing. Read more from the Wall Street Journal here
Paramount Disaster Recovery offered its potential clients a deal after Hurricane Matthew: Sign over your insurance claim and we’ll take care of the rest. Read more from the Daytona Beach News-Journal here
Right out of the gate, the Florida House took several major steps toward statewide insurance reform during the first week of the 2018 Legislative Session. Read more from Florida Politics here
Look for state Rep. Sean Shaw, D-Tampa, to announce next week he's running for state attorney general. Shaw has been considering the race for months. According to sources close to Shaw, he plans to make an announcement of his decision in Tallahassee Tuesday, the day after Martin Luther King Day. Read more from the Tampa [...]
Will 2018 finally be the year that property insurers and trial attorneys agree on legislation aimed at curbing costly claims abuses and excessive lawsuits? Read more from the Sun-Sentinel here