Court Orders Rehabilitation for Home Value Insurance Co.
Home Value Insurance Co. was ordered into rehabilitation by an Ohio court on Aug. 31, 2012, and has been prohibited from selling insurance in the state due to its failure to maintain minimum capital...
View ArticleF.I.D.O. Brings Dog Bite Liability Coverage to Florida: More States Coming
When commercial lines agent and dog owner Debbie Turner began to look into help for her difficult dog back in 2000, she had no idea that her journey would end up leading to a new personal lines...
View ArticleTheft & Vandalism Claims Have Carriers on Edge in Vacant Property Segment
Insurers are restricting the availability of theft and vandalism coverage in the vacant property insurance market, where there is still plenty of available business. Vacant property provided a boost...
View ArticleWill Wind/Hail Cosmetic Damage Exclusion Endorsements Become the Norm?
Cosmetic damage from wind and hail to homeowner and commercial properties may no longer be covered if insurers opt to use new endorsements, one for homeowners and another for commercial roofs, that are...
View ArticleTennessee Considers Workers’ Comp Alternative
Tennessee may soon have its own answer to an alternative workers’ compensation insurance option through new legislation by Republican lawmakers known as the Tennessee Employee Injury Benefit...
View ArticleInsurers Warned to ‘Think Before You Snap’ as Florida Drone Privacy Law Takes...
The new Florida drone privacy law could have some unintended consequences for insurers looking to use or insure unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) technology. The Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act...
View ArticleFlorida Supreme Court Finds 104-Week Temporary Disability Benefits Cap...
The Florida Supreme Court has delivered another blow to Florida’s workers’ compensation system with a ruling today that the state’s statutory 104-week cap on temporary disability benefits is...
View ArticleCitizens Implements $1.8M Estimate Review Program for Florida Water Loss Claims
Florida’s insurer of last resort, Citizens, has expanded its efforts to curb increasing water loss claims with a new Water Mitigation Estimate Review Program. Citizens Chief Claims Officer Jay Adams...
View ArticleCourt Orders Rehabilitation for Home Value Insurance Co.
Home Value Insurance Co. was ordered into rehabilitation by an Ohio court on Aug. 31, 2012, and has been prohibited from selling insurance in the state due to its failure to maintain minimum capital...
View ArticleF.I.D.O. Brings Dog Bite Liability Coverage to Florida: More States Coming
When commercial lines agent and dog owner Debbie Turner began to look into help for her difficult dog back in 2000, she had no idea that her journey would end up leading to a new personal lines...
View ArticleTheft & Vandalism Claims Have Carriers on Edge in Vacant Property Segment
Insurers are restricting the availability of theft and vandalism coverage in the vacant property insurance market, where there is still plenty of available business. Vacant property provided a boost...
View ArticleWill Wind/Hail Cosmetic Damage Exclusion Endorsements Become the Norm?
Cosmetic damage from wind and hail to homeowner and commercial properties may no longer be covered if insurers opt to use new endorsements, one for homeowners and another for commercial roofs, that are...
View ArticleTennessee Considers Workers’ Comp Alternative
Tennessee may soon have its own answer to an alternative workers’ compensation insurance option through new legislation by Republican lawmakers known as the Tennessee Employee Injury Benefit...
View ArticleInsurers Warned to ‘Think Before You Snap’ as Florida Drone Privacy Law Takes...
The new Florida drone privacy law could have some unintended consequences for insurers looking to use or insure unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) technology. The Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act...
View ArticleFlorida Supreme Court Finds 104-Week Temporary Disability Benefits Cap...
The Florida Supreme Court has delivered another blow to Florida’s workers’ compensation system with a ruling today that the state’s statutory 104-week cap on temporary disability benefits is...
View ArticleCitizens Implements $1.8M Estimate Review Program for Florida Water Loss Claims
Florida’s insurer of last resort, Citizens, has expanded its efforts to curb increasing water loss claims with a new Water Mitigation Estimate Review Program. Citizens Chief Claims Officer Jay Adams...
View ArticleFlorida Watches for AOB Abuse as Irma Recovery Begins
As Florida residents return home after being evacuated by Hurricane Irma, the pressure is on the insurance industry to keep a bad situation regarding assignment of benefits abuse in the state from...
View ArticleEyewitness to Destruction, Hope: TOPA Insurance CEO Shares Caribbean...
When Topa Insurance Group President and CEO John Donahue arrived in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) just a few days after Hurricane Irma hit, one of the first things he noticed aside from the utter...
View ArticleFraud, Lawsuit Abuse Earns Florida Top Spot on ‘Judicial Hellhole’ List
Florida’s number one Judicial Hellhole ranking for 2017 from the American Tort Reform Foundation (ATRF) is unlikely to be an achievement the state will celebrate any time soon. Quite the opposite,...
View ArticleFlorida’s Citizens Approves Changes to Managed Repair Program to Stem AOB Abuse
Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has approved a slate of policy language changes designed to protect consumers while addressing rising costs of non-weather water loss claims and related litigation...
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