The Johnny Appleseed of AOB lawsuits has no intention of going quietly -- or, at all. Even before the ink on the just-passed "assignment of benefits" (AOB) legislation had dried -- before Gov. Ron DeSantis had a chance to sign the bill into law -- Orlando attorney Harvey Cohen was trying to bleed every last [...]
After witnessing several years of rapidly escalating fraud, the Florida Property & Casualty Association commends the Florida Legislature for passing meaningful assignment of benefits (AOB) reform legislation this year. The passage of HB 7065 signals a significant step in addressing the AOB abuse that has plagued our state, resulting in some of the highest home [...]
Governor DeSantis, CFO Patronis, Citizens Insurance and numerous nonprofit consumer and business groups have all sounded the alarm on the boom in water claim lawsuits filed by a small group of law firms. Sadly, after many years without reforms, it is homeowners who are being forced to pay higher and higher insurance rates necessary to [...]