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Heritage Files Libel, Defamation Suit vs. Adjuster After ’60 Minutes’ Report

Insurance Journal

Six weeks after Tampa-based Heritage Property & Casualty Insurance Co. filed a libel suit against a whistleblower claims adjuster, the adjuster’s lawyer has pushed back, arguing that the suit is an attempt to silence those who question insurers’ damage estimates.

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APCIA: Record Shows ‘Minimal Complaints’ on Hurricane Milton, Helene Claims

Insurance Journal

The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) chimed in to a recent Senate subcommittee hearing to defend the industry’s response to claims following hurricanes Milton and Helene. “The vast majority of claims from Hurricanes Milton and Helene have been settled, …

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Florida Appeals Court Says Plaintiff Can’t Harp on Adjusting Delays in Claims Dispute

Insurance Journal

Some Florida policyholders and their attorneys have long complained about real or perceived delays in the claims-handling process after a loss. A Florida appeals court ruled last week that telling a jury about those delays may be prejudicial and out …

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Split Decision: Florida Districts Clash Over Insurance Coverage for Unperformed Repairs

The Property Insurance Law Observer

In the recent decision Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co. The court emphasized that under both the insurance policy’s plain language and Florida Statute §627.7011(3)(a), payment of replacement cost value is contingent upon the actual completion of repairs.

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Legal Reforms Boost Florida Insurance Market; Premium Relief Will Require More Time

Triple-I: Homeowners Insurance

Legislative reforms put in place in 2022 and early 2023 to address legal system abuse and assignment-of-benefits claim fraud in Florida are beginning to help the state’s property/casualty insurance market recover from its crisis of recent years, according to a new Triple-I Issues Brief. With only 15 percent of U.S.

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Florida ReformsBear Fruit as Premium Rates Stabilize 

Triple-I: Homeowners Insurance

Floridas legislative reforms to address claim fraud and legal system abuse are stabilizing the states property/casualty insurance market, according to the latest Triple-I Issues Brief. In addition, the brief says, the number of insurers writing business in the state has rebounded after a multi-year exodus.

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2022 P&C Underwriting Profitability Seen Worsening as Inflation, Hard Market Persist

Triple-I: Business Insurance

The property & casualty insurance industry’s combined ratio – an indicator of underwriting profitability – is forecast at 100.7 Combined ratio represents the difference between claims and expenses paid and premiums collected by insurers. for 2022, up 1.2 We forecast 2022 P&C premium growth of 8.5