Florida’s First District Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court ruling in favor of State Farm Florida Insurance Company in its claim that its QUASR data submissions constitute trade secrets. The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation collects information from insurers about where they are writing policies (or may be reducing policies). The information is […]
The First District Court of Appeal has issued its second opinion on assignment of benefit issues in recent weeks. In its most recent opinion, the court in United Water Restoration Group, Inc. v. State Farm Florida Insurance Company found that a county court had improperly dismissed United Water’s complaint based on coverage issues raised by […]
State Farm Florida Insurance Company and the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation have entered into a Consent Order resolving a dispute arising from the insurer’s planned withdrawal from the Florida property insurance market. State Farm Florida filed a withdrawal plan with the Office of Insurance Regulation announcing that it intended to discontinue its property insurance […]