State Farm, Citizens Brace for Losses From Hurricane Helene October 1, 2024 By Alexandre Rajbhandari State Farm General Insurance Co. and Citizens Property Insurance Corp. are bracing for the insurance industry’s largest losses from damage...
Former Florida Fire Captain Charged With Padding Living Expenses on Citizens Claim June 17, 2024 A retired south Florida fire captain has been arrested for insurance fraud, charged with vastly overstating the number of nights...
Viewpoint: Licensing Mandate for Appraisers Will Increase Costs April 25, 2023 By Jonathon C. Held In a recent motion to intervene in a petition filed with the Florida Department of Financial Services, Citizens Property Insurance...
Fla. Accountability Bill Bars Alterations to Adjusters’ Reports April 6, 2023 By Insurance Journal staff As trial lawyers and news reports around the state continue to criticize Florida lawmakers for the far-reaching tort-reform passed last...
Two More Arrested in Long-Running Operation Rubicon Investigation September 1, 2022 By William Rabb Those familiar with insurance fraud schemes in Florida will remember Operation Rubicon. That was the year-long investigation by Miami-Dade and...
Citizens Still Struggling With Lawsuits, but Legal Fees and Payouts Decline March 11, 2022 By William Rabb A committee of the Citizens Property Insurance Corp. governing body produced some good news on litigated claims and some bad...
Florida’s Hurricane-Free Run Has Insurer Bracing for Storms April 17, 2015 Florida hasn’t been hit by a hurricane since 2005, the longest stretch in more than a century. Its state-run property...
Florida Agency Approves Removal of Citizens’ Policies October 30, 2014 The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (Office) has approved the removal of up to 180,040 personal residential policies and 2,527...
Florida Hurricane Tax to End in July 2015 September 26, 2014 A 1-percent surcharge now in place on most insurance bills in Florida will be removed next summer. The board of...
Florida OIR Approves Removal of Up to 427,584 Policies From Citizens September 5, 2014 The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) announced that it has approved the removal of up to 425,357 personal residential...