The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) recently indicated it anticipates initiating rulemaking by November 1 with respect to the new closed claim reporting requirement in SB 76 (Chapter Law 2021-77). Adopted in the 2021 legislative session, SB 76 added a new subsection (11) to Section 624.424 governing insurers’ submissions of annual statements. The new […]
The Florida Bar Board of Governors recently determined that it is permissible for attorneys to ask their clients to the cost of “litigation cost protection” insurance. This form of insurance reimburses an attorney up to the insured amount of costs advanced on behalf of the client if the attorney takes a case to trial and […]
