Measure aims to level the playing field for consumers in insurance disputes
Insurance companies, in certain circumstances, would be forced to pay a policy holders’ attorney fees under a measure that is moving through the House.
The House Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee voted 16-1 last week to approve HB 1551 by Republican Rep. Hillary Cassel, a Broward County insurance lawyer.
Cassel said the measure addresses a key provision of recent “tort reforms” that left consumers defenseless against bad actors in the insurance industry.