News4Jax – Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE – In a defeat for medical providers, a divided Florida Supreme Court on Thursday sided with Allstate Insurance Company in a dispute about fees paid to care for auto-accident victims. The 4-3 ruling focused on the personal-injury protection insurance system and attempts by Allstate to reimburse…
The exclusive and free online guide from the Palm Beach Post offers multiple financial safety ratings on more than 100 companies operating in the state, along with data crunched by the newspaper to show which insurers generate the most complaints. The guide also provides company contact information to help homeowners shop around. Continue to Property Insurance…
Miami Herald The timing of the resignation by Gov. Rick Scott’s former environmental secretary, Jon Steverson, has stirred plenty of talk in the state Capitol. Amid House criticism of the size of the legal expenses in a long-running multi-state dispute over water rights, Steverson submitted his resignation a week ago Friday, Jan. 20, to take…
Miami Herald – Kristen Clark, Steve Bousquet Four days after Republican Gov. Rick Scott suggested lawmakers should be prohibited from working for law firms that lobby the Legislature, Florida Senate President Joe Negron says he is “stepping away” from the law firm he works for. The Stuart Republican announced his resignation in a statement today — provided by his Senate…
Palm Beach Post – Charles Elmore Florida drivers pay among the nation’s highest insurance premiums for relatively low coverage amounts, a state Senate panel heard Tuesday as discussion begins on whether to end the state’s no-fault system after four decades. “Florida has the fifth highest auto premiums in the country despite its mandatory limits being…
Michael Moline – Florida Politics The chairwoman of the Senate Banking & Insurance Committee foresees changes to Florida’s personal-injury protection, or PIP, mandate for auto insurance, but wants assurances reform will reduce premium costs. “I think that this is an issue that you will see some legislation that will come before this committee at a…
Florida Politics Michael Moline A state appeal court panel appeared skeptical Thursday of the Office of Insurance Regulation’s arguments that trade-secrets protections don’t exempt State Farm Florida from having to turn over business information for public scrutiny. The judges wondered whether the plain language of the trade-secret exemption in Florida’s public records law doesn’t protect…
SENATE WORKSHOP MAKES THE CASE FOR AOB REFORM TALLAHASSEE, FL, (January 10, 2017) – The Personal Insurance Federation of Florida today applauded the Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance for holding a workshop on property insurance and the problem of non-catastrophe water claims and related “assignment of benefit” abuse. During today’s presentation, critical evidence…
Sun Sentinel – Ron Hurtibise Groundhog Day isn’t until Feb. 2, but two legislative meetings scheduled next week in Tallahassee will likely have a “been-there, done-that” feel to many of the participants. Banking and insurance panels from the state Senate and House will kick off this year’s efforts to solve the “assignment of benefits” problem…
Orlando Sentinel – Gray Rohrer TALLAHASSEE – Millions of Floridians will feel the pinch in their pocketbooks when the calendar turns to 2017, as higher rates for some of the top property and health insurers in the state are set to take effect. The top five property insurers in the state – Universal, Citizens, Security…