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14 11, 2023

Dash Cams in Fleet Vehicles are Key to Avoiding Nuclear Verdicts, Risk Managers Say

By | November 14th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Dash Cams in Fleet Vehicles are Key to Avoiding Nuclear Verdicts, Risk Managers Say

ORLANDO, Fla. — Cameras. One showing the driver and another facing forward. Those can be the keys to avoiding nuclear verdicts after auto and truck crashes, especially for companies with fleets of vehicles and relatively inexperienced drivers, two Crum & …

27 10, 2023

Appeals Court Upholds $12M Verdict in Fatal Keys Crash; Insurer Facing Bad-Faith Claim

By | October 27th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Appeals Court Upholds $12M Verdict in Fatal Keys Crash; Insurer Facing Bad-Faith Claim

A federal appeals court this week upheld a $12 million jury award against a gravel and waste-hauling company in a horrific highway accident that killed four Spanish women who were on vacation in the Florida Keys in 2018. But it’s …

25 10, 2023

Six Years After They Began, Strems’ Massive Litigation Actions Detailed in Book

By | October 25th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Six Years After They Began, Strems’ Massive Litigation Actions Detailed in Book

The story of disbarred Florida plaintiffs’ attorney Scot Strems has been told, in bits and pieces, in this publication and others over the last six years. But the saga and Strems’ alleged actions and the havoc they caused in the …

23 10, 2023

Florida Special Session Called to Punish Iran…and Help Floridians with Wind Mitigation

By | October 23rd, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Florida Special Session Called to Punish Iran…and Help Floridians with Wind Mitigation

Florida lawmakers have agreed to convene in another special session – the sixth in three years – this time to sanction the country of Iran but with a little indirect Florida property insurance relief also on the agenda. The call …

29 08, 2023

Kentucky Supreme Court: Docs Must Bill for Injured Workers Within 45 Days

By | August 29th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Kentucky Supreme Court: Docs Must Bill for Injured Workers Within 45 Days

Medical providers who treat injured workers in Kentucky must bill the employer/insurer within 45 days, even before a workers’ compensation claim has been filed and before an employer’s liability has been established, the Kentucky Supreme Court decided this week. The …

21 08, 2023

A Year After Uproar over Demotech Ratings, Little Has Changed, But Questions Remain

By | August 21st, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on A Year After Uproar over Demotech Ratings, Little Has Changed, But Questions Remain

A little more than a year ago, the Demotech financial rating firm ignited a storm of controversy in Florida when it sent letters to a reported 16 insurance carriers, warning that the companies were about to have their financial stability …

17 08, 2023

Some Workplace Shootings May Not be Compensable, Florida Appeals Court Says

By | August 17th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Some Workplace Shootings May Not be Compensable, Florida Appeals Court Says

Workplace shootings, more common than ever now, may happen in the course and scope of employment. But do they have to be work-related to make the victims eligible for workers’ compensation benefits? That’s the question that a Florida appeals court …

15 08, 2023

More Signs of Life in Florida: New Insurers in Market, More Citizens Takeouts

By | August 15th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on More Signs of Life in Florida: New Insurers in Market, More Citizens Takeouts

Florida’s property insurance market is showing more signs of life, with another company requesting a large takeout order from Citizens Property Insurance and two new companies entering the arena. Tampa-based HCI Group’s CEO Paresh Patel said in an earnings call …

7 08, 2023

Massive Citizens Takeout Plan Seen as Sign That Things Are Looking Up in Florida Market

By | August 7th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Massive Citizens Takeout Plan Seen as Sign That Things Are Looking Up in Florida Market

Stakeholders near and far are hailing a record number of takeouts from Citizens’ Property Insurance Corp. as a sign that the troubled Florida insurance market is improving, even if it will likely mean higher premiums for homeowners. “This is what …

4 08, 2023

Florida Injury Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Players, Litigation Funders in NFL Suits

By | August 4th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Florida Injury Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Players, Litigation Funders in NFL Suits

A Florida injury attorney, now disbarred, has pleaded guilty to swindling litigation funders and former NFL football players who had sued the league over concussion injuries. Just before his trial was set to begin in federal court in Tallahassee next …