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Florida’s “Assignment of Benefits” Bill: A Guide Through the New Statutory...
This week, after 7 years of failed efforts, the Florida Legislature passed a meaningful Assignment of Benefits (“AOB”) reform bill. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced yesterday that he would sign...
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Key Questions to Consider in Light of Operation Rubicon’s Investigation into...
Law enforcement in Miami-Dade County, Florida recently arrested nine individuals described by Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis as the “ringleaders of an elaborate fraud scheme” led by...
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Correlation or Causation for Coronavirus-Related Business Income Losses
In the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, countless businesses have reduced or closed operations—some permanently. Flights have been canceled, hotels and restaurants have closed, and...
View ArticleA Consequential Ruling: Florida Supreme Court Rejects Recovery of...
In first-party breach of insurance contract actions, the parties oftentimes dispute whether the policyholder may seek damages that are not explicitly provided for in the policy, with the policyholder...
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A Look Inside Florida’s Recent Property Insurance Reform
Two years after implementing meaningful assignment of benefits reform, Florida enacted broader property insurance claim reform. On June 11, 2021, Governor DeSantis sign S.B. 76, which takes effect on...
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Florida Property Insurance Reform Round Three Brings Big Changes
For the third time since 2019, the Florida Legislature has enacted broad property insurance reforms with the goal of stabilizing the insurance market and curbing litigation filed by unscrupulous...
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Florida Begins New Era with Major Property Insurance Reforms
For the fourth time since 2019, the Florida Legislature has enacted property insurance reforms aimed towards stabilizing a beleaguered insurance market. The bill, S.B. 2-A, creates a reinsurance...
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Florida Enacts Broad Insurance Reforms Focusing on Bad Faith
From 2019 to 2022, the Florida Legislature enacted four separate property insurance reforms that sought to rein in abusive property insurance litigation fueled by one-way attorney’s fee shifting and...
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