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The holidays are only recently behind us as this year’s legislative session gets underway. Insurance-related issues might not be as prominent from a statewide perspective as in some prior years— some pre-session lists didn’t include insurance topics among the top five or ten issues to be addressed. Nonetheless, for members of the industry, the session […]
assignment of benefit claims, property claims, AOB, Insurance Regulation News, Florida Legislature
After only limited committee discussions during the 2017 session, the Florida legislature failed to adopt reforms to this state’s “assignment of benefits” problem. The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation and Citizens Property Insurance Corporation offered substantial testimony before the legislature regarding the nature of the problem, steps the legislature could take to fix the problem, […]
Insurance Regulatory News, assignment of benefit claims, AOB, Insurance Regulation News, Florida Legislature
As the Florida legislature enters the final few weeks of the 2017 regular session, several important insurance issues remain unresolved. One of the most prominent insurance issues in need of a legislative solution is the “assignment of benefits” issue. Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation chief executive officer Barry Gilway, and a number […]
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has posted information pertaining to the assignment of benefits (AOB) issue on its website at: http://www.floir.com/Sections/PandC/AssignmentofBenefits.aspx The web page includes media coverage of the issue as well as the OIR’s projections of the rate impact on Floridians over the next five years if legislative reforms are not enacted. The […]
property insurance, AOB, assignment of benefits, Insurance Regulation News
AOB Claims, water damage claims, AOB, property insurance, Insurance Regulation News, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s president Barry Gilway and members of its board recently expressed concern that increased water damage claims and the “assignment of benefits” issue could adversely affect Citizens’ depopulation efforts. Water damage claims and the AOB issue are leading to rate increases, particularly in in South Florida where the issues are most prevalent. […]
Insurance Consumer Advocate Sha’Ron James recently told the House of Representatives’ Banking & Insurance Subcommittee that the assignment of benefits issue is a priority for her office in the 2016 legislative session due to the adverse impact it is having on consumers. While she indicated that her office is still evaluating the issue and is […]
