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Lack of AOB Reform Likely to Put Pressure on Rates and Availability

Published on: May 8th, 2017 | Written By: Travis Miller | Insurance

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, […]

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Key Insurance Issues Remain Unresolved as Session Progresses

Published on: April 16th, 2017 | Written By: Travis Miller | Insurance

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 […]

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OIR Publishes Information on AOB

Published on: April 5th, 2017 | Written By: Travis Miller | Insurance

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 […]

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Maria Wells: Assignment of Benefits — A growing problem for Florida families

Published on: March 22nd, 2017 | Florida Politics

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William Large: Florida must end assignment of benefits abuse, self-serving windfalls

Published on: March 15th, 2017 | Florida Politics

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Insurance issues loom large on Legislature’s agenda

Published on: March 8th, 2017 | Sun Sentinel

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Editorial: Time to bring water damage claims abuse under control

Published on: February 6th, 2017 | Palm Beach Post

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Familiar Issues Expected to Surface Early in 2017

Published on: January 22nd, 2017 | Written By: Travis Miller | Insurance

As we begin 2017, we can expect some of the high profile issues addressed early in the year to be continuations of issues that gathered significant attention in 2016. One of the hottest topics early in the year is likely to be the state of Florida’s workers’ compensation insurance market. Beginning with reforms made in […]

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