Florida’s insurance commissioner on Thursday announced his resignation, effective Dec. 28, surprising some in the industry despite rumors that have swirled for the past few days. David Altmaier, who has been in the role since 2016, during one of the …
It took more than four months, but Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have agreed to accept an innovative but temporary solution to Florida’s property insurer rating predicament. The mortgage-buying giants on Wednesday sent letters to primary mortgage lenders, notifying them …
Very few insurance companies showed up this month to talk about the future of the much-debated, 90-year-old Federal Home Loan Bank System, despite the fact that the system lends heavily to many large insurers at low interest rates, for a …
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against United Property & Casualty Insurance Co. and its adjusters, a closely watched legal action that charged the insurer had violated anti-racketeering laws to systematically deny assignment-of-benefits claims from Hurricane Irma. “We’re very …
The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation appears to be intent on pushing the ball across the goal line on a long-awaited revision to hospital reimbursement rules, despite concern from insurers that some rates are still out of bounds. “My goal …
Claim Was Settled, But Insurer Attorneys Revealed Mediation Info, Claimants’ Lawyer Says An appeals court cannot be used to prohibit a lower court’s decisions, except through the normal appeal process, the Florida Supreme Court decided Thursday in a case that …
United Property & Casualty Insurance Co., facing heavy losses, in July put out feelers for a potential sale or merger with another carrier, after a ratings downgrade and a substantial reorganization plan. But the firm’s holding company announced Wednesday that …
Thanks to the mounting number of insolvencies of Florida property insurers in the last two years, the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association will have to borrow $150 million and extend a surcharge on policies through 2023. The FIGA Board of Directors …
The Georgia insurance commissioner is publicly shaming one of the country’s largest auto insurers after the carrier announced an average 25% rate increase in the state. “I am angry and disappointed that Allstate has chosen to exploit a loophole in …
The owners of one of the oldest insurance agencies in Texas must have felt pretty surprised when they were named in a federal lawsuit brought by an AIG company, alleging the agency was part of an elaborate fraud that forged …