Many laws that were passed by the Florida Legislature during the 2019 legislative session effect the insurance industry. The majority of the laws took affect on July 1st. Here’s a summary of what did and did not pass....
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Category: Property (Homeowners)
Couple Denied Coverage After Water Heater Leak Under Policy’s Earth Movement Exclusion
July 11, 2019
Barbara and Charles Hatch had a water heater leak about 4,000 gallons of water flooding their home. Their insurance company, GeoVera Specialty Insurance Co., inspected the claim and issued payment to mitigate the damage....
10 Unlicensed Workers Arrested in Fraud Sting
July 2, 2019
Florida Department of Financial Services and the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office launched ‘Operation Stonewall,’ a three-day fraud sting to catch contractors allegedly agreeing to perform work without the required...
According to WINK News of Fort Myers, FL, twenty-four people are accusing Campbell Roofing and Sheet Metal of Cape Coral of taking deposits for roofing jobs, starting the work and abandoning the jobs. In some cases, the...
Sarasota law enforcement partnered with the Sarasota County Building Department, the Florida Department of Financial Services Division of Insurance Fraud and the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation on a...
The 2018 Atlantic hurricane season officially went in the books as being tumultuous or “above normal” to say the least. However, 2019 doesn’t seem to trail too far behind. According to the National Oceanic and...
Update: Florida Governor Signs AOB Reform Bill
May 28, 2019
In recent years, lawmakers deliberated changes to the AOB process but could not reach an agreement, amidst heavy lobbying by groups on both sides of the issue. This year, however, the House and Senate came to an agreement and...
The News4Jax I-TEAM spotted Wyatt Green, a Jacksonville contractor suspected of insurance fraud, betting thousands in a Best Bet poker room while out on bond. Green was just arrested and charged with felony forgery, fraud,...
Favorable Third District Court of Appeals Decision
May 15, 2019
Favorable decision from the Third District Court of Appeal upholding Defendant’s Proposal for Settlement and entitlement to attorney’s fees in a case where the Plaintiff claimed that the declaratory relief count filed...
Jacksonville roofer and owner of Kinnecorps LLC, Roger Van Den Bosch, has been arrested and charged with insurance fraud, grand theft, uttering and failing to begin work. The roofing company has been under investigation since...