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Revised Flood Insurance Disclosure Heads to Governor’s Desk

Revised Flood Insurance Disclosure Heads to Governor’s Desk

Hurricane Irma caused substantial damage from floods or rising water and renewed attention to the coverages and limitations of traditional homeowners’ insurance policies.  Although existing Florida law requires a disclosure in homeowners’ policies informing policyholders of their potential need to consider buying flood insurance, the Florida legislature decided to expand this disclosure in the 2018 […]

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11th Circuit Finds Approved Form Not Required for Law and Ordinance Increases

11th Circuit Finds Approved Form Not Required for Law and Ordinance Increases

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeal in Allen v. USAA Casualty Insurance Company considered whether section 627.7011(2), Florida Statutes, requires an insurer to confirm both increases and decreases of law and ordinance coverage on an OIR-approved form, or whether the requirement to use an approved form applies only when a policyholder decreases coverage below the […]

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