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Exciting New Assignment of Benefits Law Passes

May 7, 2019

H.B. 7065 passed last week and Governor DeSantis has promised to sign it! This is great news for consumers and insurers alike. The law is designed to curb the onslaught of assignment of benefits cases, which have plagued the...

Miami-Dade Public Adjusters Facing Charges for Insurance Fraud Ring

May 1, 2019

Public adjuster Barbara Gonzalez and at least eight more suspects were arrested in insurance fraud ring in Miami-Dade. Gonzalez ran a public adjusting company Rubicon Group and the alleged ringleader of the fraud scheme....

Florida Legislature Passes Assignment of Benefits Reform Bill

April 24, 2019

On April 24, 2019, by a vote of 25-14 the Florida Senate passed SB 122 that addresses AOB’s for residential or commercial property insurance claims and limits attorney’s fees related to AOB agreements. The Senate bill was...

Duval County Public Schools Principal Arrested for Insurance Fraud

November 28, 2018

Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis announced the arrest of Darrell Perry, a Jacksonville elementary school principal for allegedly trying to submit altered insurance claims and false invoices for over $16,000 in the wake of Hurricane...

Palmetto Bay Man Arrested for Insurance Fraud and Grand Theft

October 17, 2018

Carlos Guillermo Aponte of Palmetto Bay was arrested in September for three counts of insurance fraud and grand theft for allegedly defrauding Citizens Property Insurance Corp. The Department of Financial Services’ Disaster...

FL Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier Warns Homeowners to Protect Themselves

September 12, 2018

Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier issued a warning to residents facing damage from Tropical Storm Gordon be careful and to make sure they fully read and understand any documents they sign in Gordon’s aftermath....

4th DCA Finds AOB Without All Insureds’ and Mortgagees Signatures Unenforceable

September 6, 2018

On Wednesday, September 5, 2018 the Florida Fourth District Court of Appeals ruled that assignment of benefits (AOB) without all insureds’ and mortgagees signatures are unenforceable. The appellate court found no...

Pinellas County Sheriff Going After Unlicensed Contractors

August 23, 2018

Thirty people were arrested in a three-day sting to “flush-out” unlicensed contractors preying on property owners in Pinellas County. The sting produced at least 60 felony and misdemeanor charges against the violators....

Florida Insurance Leaders Hope to Rein In AOB Crisis

August 1, 2018

The Florida insurance industry is hoping to put an end to its AOB crisis with education. Barry Gilway, president, CEO and executive director of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. says the key to slowing Assignment of Benefits...

Florida Public Adjuster Sentenced in $14M Insurance Fraud Plot

July 24, 2018

Corrupt public adjuster Jorge Fausto Espinosa recruited dozens of homeowners via his firm, Nationwide Adjusters, in an insurance fraud plot where he inflated insurance claims to the tune of $14 million. Espinosa paid...

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