Property Insurance Coverage Law

MAY 13, 2025

The Senate Subcommittee on Disaster Management will hold a hearing this afternoon titled Examining the Insurance Industrys Claims Practices Following Recent Natural Disasters. Among those testifying is Mike Fiato, Executive Vice President and Chief Claims Officer at Allstate.

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

MAY 13, 2025

The Senate Subcommittee on Disaster Management will hold a hearing this afternoon titled Examining the Insurance Industrys Claims Practices Following Recent Natural Disasters. Among those testifying is Mike Fiato, Executive Vice President and Chief Claims Officer at Allstate.

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

The latest revelations about Allstates use of artificial intelligence (AI) in drafting insurance claims emails should serve as a wake-up call for policyholders, insurance regulators, and insurance industry claims handlers.

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

JULY 23, 2025

Note: This guest post is by Sarah Parker, an educator and founder of Parker Public Adjusting, TheClaim.Directory, and Kuva Media, and a CPAU Certified Appraiser/Umpire.

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

The latest revelations about Allstates use of artificial intelligence (AI) in drafting insurance claims emails should serve as a wake-up call for policyholders, insurance regulators, and insurance industry claims handlers.

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Tosten Marketing

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Commercial property insurance water damage coverage is a complex topic with many nuances. What Water Damage Does Commercial Property Insurance Cover? Commercial property insurance covers several types of water damage, but understanding the specifics is vital. What Water Damage Isn’t Covered?

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Stakeholders within the insurance industry have rightfully been calling for more leadership … The post Where Is the National Plan for Structural Resiliency? If there is to Be Available and Affordable Insurance, Then Property Has to Be More Resilient to Damage appeared first on Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog.

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Insurance Journal

JUNE 1, 2025

When Tampa-based Slide Insurance registered for an initial public stock offering last week, one page of the filing quickly had people talking in the Florida insurance industry. On page 132 of the filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission …

Compensation

Property Insurance Coverage Law

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

His work has unveiled a deeply concerning pattern within Florida’s insurance industry, noted in the story: Secret Study Found Florida Insurers Sent Billions to Affiliates While Crying Poor. Investigative reporter Lawrence Mower deserves some type of award and thanks.

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Majesco

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The Protection Gap Challenge Denise Garth I read last week where, in some cases, people’s mortgage payments which include taxes are now less than their property insurance. The rise in property values due to inflation and increased risk have increased prices. It’s a crisis. Contact Majesco today!

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Insurance Journal

APRIL 27, 2025

A late amendment to a phosphate mine bill has set off alarm bells among some in the Florida insurance industry, with concerns that it could cut out the heart of 2022 and 2023 legislative changes that disincentivized excessive claims litigation.

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

MAY 21, 2025

Boggs continues to distinguish himself as one of the most candid, insightful, and impactful educators in the insurance industry. It is a wake-up … The post Why Most Insurance Agencies Fail Policyholders: Christopher Boggs Exposes the Half-Donkeyed Truth appeared first on Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog.

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

MAY 21, 2025

Boggs continues to distinguish himself as one of the most candid, insightful, and impactful educators in the insurance industry. It is a wake-up … The post Why Most Insurance Agencies Fail Policyholders: Christopher Boggs Exposes the Half-Donkeyed Truth appeared first on Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog.

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Tosten Marketing

MARCH 3, 2025

Its diverse user base makes it ideal for connecting with potential clients, particularly for life and property insurance needs. Let’s explore how to craft content that captures attention and drives engagement in the insurance industry. billion active users. A mix of informative and practical posts works best.

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Triple-I: Homeowners Insurance

MAY 13, 2025

To ensure market stability and continued insurance availability and affordability, insurers must leverage more granular and dynamic risk models that account for real-time environmental conditions, mitigation measures, and property-specific characteristics.

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

JANUARY 20, 2025

State legislators enacted valued policy laws in the late 19th century with significant debate.The insurance industry was dead set … The post History of The Valued Policy LawsInsurers Threatening to and Leaving Markets is Nothing New appeared first on Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog.

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Prof. Allan Manning

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

This is the fourth post in a series that looks at the coverage afforded by various types of insurance products. The series was prompted by a large number of requests for clarification following the senseless attacks that are going on predominately in Melbourne and Sydney.

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Insurance Journal

DECEMBER 6, 2024

China’s financial regulator unveiled a plan on Friday to enhance supervision and support the development of the property insurance industry, according to a statement. The country will support qualified foreign financial institutions to invest in its property insurance market, and …

Property Insurance

Property Insurance Coverage Law

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

William Rabb of the Insurance Journal wrote an article, Study Stirs Debate on Real Impact of Litigation, Fraud on Property Insurance.

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

AUGUST 6, 2024

Florida’s property insurance market is facing unprecedented challenges, leaving policyholders with inadequate coverage at significantly higher rates. The term “shrinkflation,” commonly associated with consumer goods, is now being used to describe a troubling trend in the insurance industry.

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The recently issued Emergency Rule 69BER24-4 in Florida creates a concerning conflict with Xactimate’s license agreement, highlighting yet another way the insurance industry exercises control over claims adjusting practices.

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Governor DeSantis’s response to the CBS 60 Minutes exposé on … The post The Façade of Consumer Protection: How Florida’s Political Leadership Continues to Favor Insurance Companies Over Policyholders — Are Florida’s Politicians in Bed with the Insurance Industry?

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Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

And he may be the best friend the Florida property insurance industry has. He’s been called “eccentric,” a “do-gooder,” a “troublemaker” and a whistleblower. A mechanical engineer based in Edgewater, George Miles has filed formal complaints with the Florida Board …

Property Insurance

Insurance Journal

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Weiss Ratings, a Palm Beach Gardens financial ratings firm, sparked some outrage from the Florida insurance industry in recent weeks after it released reports contending that some of Florida’s largest property insurers were closing almost half of their hurricane claims …

Property Insurance

Property Insurance Coverage Law

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Recent investigative reporting by CBS’s 60 Minutes, noted in CBS 60 Minutes Exposes Alleged Insurance Company Fraud: Adjusters Reveal Altered Hurricane Damage Estimates by Claims Management, has exposed alleged widespread underpayments of claims and unethical claims practices in Florida’s property insurance industry.

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Insurance Journal

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

By this time next year, plaintiffs lawyers, who have frequently been held up as thorns in the side of the Florida property insurance industry for their sometimes-aggressive pursuit of policyholder claims litigation, could have a stamp of credibility to brandish …

Policyholder

Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The Florida Surplus Lines Association, which notes it provides a safety valve for Florida’s property insurance industry, named new officers for 2024-2025 at its recent annual convention in Tampa. President: Virginia Clancy, TAPCO Underwriters President-elect: Albert Geraci, Risk Placement Services …

Underwriting

Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

And he may be the best friend the Florida property insurance industry has. By William Rabb He’s been called a “do-gooder,” a “troublemaker” and a whistleblower. A mechanical engineer based in Edgewater, George Miles has filed formal complaints with the …

Property Insurance

Property Insurance Coverage Law

OCTOBER 25, 2024

In my recent articles, The Façade of Consumer Protection: How Florida’s Political Leadership Continues to Favor Insurance Companies Over Policyholders — Are Florida’s Politicians in Bed with the Insurance Industry and Florida’s Emergency Ethical Rule Conflicts with Xactimate’s License Agreement – Another Example of Insurance Industry Control in Florida, (..)

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Florida’s insurance regulators are serving subpoenas on a critic who dared to spotlight glaring issues in the insurance industry. Instead of addressing the industry’s woes, they’ve … The post Florida Insurance Regulators Perfect Their Aim—At the Wrong Target! Yes, you read that right.

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

OCTOBER 29, 2024

One thing everybody notices in Tallahassee is that there is an army of paid lobbyists and professional proponents of the insurance industry who show up at hearings.

Property Insurance

Property Insurance Coverage Law

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Heritage Insurance (HRTG) lost 20% of its publicly traded value yesterday following the recent CBS 60 Minutes investigation into alleged insurance fraud in Florida, which has sent shockwaves through the insurance industry.

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Not a day passes without reading something about double-digit increases in the cost of home insurance. The insurance industry claims the increases are a result of inflation, climate change, and consumers filing more claims. While to some extent that may … The post Are Home Insurance Consumers Being Duped?

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

AUGUST 8, 2024

There must have been a lot of “at a boy” congratulatory text messages from insurance industry lobbyists to Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis after they read the Insurance Journal article, Florida CFO Issues Order on ‘Despicable’ Public Adjusters as Debby Floods Carolinas. appeared first on Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog.

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Amy Bach‘s recent LinkedIn post yesterday highlighting concerns about excessive compensation in the insurance industry has struck a chord with many policyholders and consumer advocates. Bach raised these issues in a panel discussion at the American Academy of Actuaries.

Policyholder

Property Insurance Coverage Law

AUGUST 19, 2024

Can you imagine a business industry trade group going to politicians asking for laws that prevent others from collecting valid debts from them? That is exactly what the insurance industry has accomplished in Florida with recent changes in law. Most would be laughed out of town.

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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 8, 2025

There is a risk crisis affecting the insurance industry. Hurricanes Helene and Milton left a trail of tens of billions of dollars of destruction across the southeastern United States. These latest storms have shown that no region is safe from …

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