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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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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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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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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

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Recall Roundup: June

Hunton Andrews Kurth

However, contamination events and ensuing recalls can lead to a variety of other claims that implicate a number of other coverages, including liability coverage for claims against officers and directors addressing the company’s internal contamination risk and safety policies and procedures. Blue Bell Creameries USA, Inc.