By William Rabb | January 8, 2023 The Florida Supreme Court has struck down $16 million in punitive damages against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. as “excessive,” a decision that could bode well for insurers and businesses relying on courts to interpret state law strictly as written. “Text matters,” said William Large, president of the Florida […]
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Mitch Perry Florida Phoenix Jan 4, 2023 Updated Jan 4, 2023 While the average American motorist spends 2.57% of their annual income on autoinsurance, Florida drivers spend the second-highest proportion at 4.42%, trailingonly Louisiana, at 5.26%. Of all the metro areas analyzed, Miami drivers spendthe absolute highest, at 5.58%.(Envato Elements) Florida lawmakers returned to Tallahassee […]
12.21.22 By Michelle Kaske What You Need to Know · Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a statute aiming to overhaul Florida’s property insurance market. · Lawmakers had been focused on changing the market as rates increased and insurers pulled out of the state. · Now, […]
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December 17, 2022 Florida Justice Reform Institute President William Large praised DeSantis and the Florida Legislature for passing SB 2A. “SB 2A includes substantial reforms that remove the incentive to file lawsuits over questionable claims,” Large said in a prepared release. William Large and FJRI say thank you. Image via Colin Hackley. Established in 2005 […]
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FLORIDA RECORD Governor signs property insurance reform bill that would end one-way attorney fees By Michael Carroll Dec 16, 2022 Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a bill that tort-reform supporters say is a landmark measure to shore up the state’s property insurance market, ban the heavily criticized one-way attorney-fee provision and eliminate the […]
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If approved, legislation would include hundreds of millions of dollars for property tax, toll, and disaster relief BY: MICHAEL MOLINE – DECEMBER 12, 2022 7:00 AM The Florida Capitol, January 2021. Credit: Michael Moline Insurers and the larger business community would get virtually everything they want under legislation proposed for the Legislature’s special session on […]
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Peter Schorsch – December 7, 2022 The Florida Chamber of Commerce’s 2022 Insurance Summit continues today with discussions centered on the state’s litigation climate. After a recap of the 2022 elections, Florida Justice Reform Institute President William Large will moderate a panel on “fixing Florida’s legal climate.” FJRI and other tort reform groups have pinned the blame […]
FLORIDA RECORD Florida Justice Reform Institute President William Large says auto glass litigation has led to inflated claims. | Florida Justice Reform Institute By Michael Carroll Nov 28, 2022 Insurance and tort reform groups have launched a campaign to warn consumers about the explosive growth in auto glass litigation in Florida – a phenomenon that […]
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Staged accident schemes and fraud among reason for FL having the most expensive auto insurance rates in the US By Mitch Perry / Florida Phoenix / Special to Islander News Nov 23, 2022 Florida lawmakers are scheduled to return to Tallahassee soon for another special session to deal with the state’s property insurance crisis. […]
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Staged accident schemes, litigation among the reasons why premiums are so high in the Sunshine State BY: MITCH PERRY – NOVEMBER 23, 2022 7:00 AM I-95 traffic in Miami. Source: Wikimedia Commons Florida lawmakers are scheduled to return to Tallahassee soon for another special session to deal with the state’s property insurance crisis. But it’s […]
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By Florida Daily -November 15, 2022, 2:00 pm While some progress has been made in Florida to address the state’s deepening property insurance market crisis, data shows there is also a crisis in the auto market. The number of auto glass lawsuits filed in Florida went up by more than 4,000 percent in ten years […]
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Drew Wilson – November 14, 2022 The initiative says questionable claims are driving up auto insurance premiums. A new initiative launched by insurance and tort reform groups is taking aim at assignment of benefits agreements for windshield repairs. Assignment of benefits, or AOB, is a legal process that allows policyholders to sign over their insurance […]
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Trial Lawyers Back Republican in Florida House Race, Insurers Favor Democrat By Insurance Journal Staff Reports | September 20, 2022 In a twist of fate and a sign of the times, some Florida business groups are backing the Democrat in a state House race in the Tampa area, while trial lawyers are putting their […]
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Florida Record Leon County judge dismisses contractors’ challenge to property insurance reform law By Michael Carroll Sep 8, 2022 A Leon County judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by contractors who specialize in water, fire, and mold mitigation that argued a new property insurance reform measure trampled on their rights by restricting their ability to […]
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Jamaican is first black woman appointed by Governor DeSantis to Florida Supreme Court On August 5, the day before Jamaica marked its 60th anniversary of Independence, yet another Jamaican was proudly flying the black, green and gold, becoming the first black woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court of Florida (SCOF) by Governor […]
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NEWS Jamaican is first black woman appointed by Governor DeSantis to Florida Supreme Court BY DESMOND ALLEN Executive editor – special assignment [email protected] Aug 22, 2022 12:54 am Justice Renatha Francis, newest member of the Florida Supreme Court On August 5, the day before Jamaica marked its 60th anniversary of Independence, yet another Jamaican […]
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Rejected in 2020, DeSantis Appoints Renatha Francis Again to Supreme Court, Despite Ethical Issues AUGUST 5, 2022 Circuit Judge Renatha Francis during her interview before the Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission in 2020. (Florida Channel) Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Jamaican-American Palm Beach County family law judge Renatha Francis to the Florida Supreme […]
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Anne Geggis – August 5, 2022 The Palm Beach County Judge was just shy of meeting the Supreme Court bench requirements last time. As expected, Gov. Ron DeSantis made a second try at appointing Judge Renatha Francis to the state Supreme Court Friday, making her the second Black woman to serve on the state’s highest court. She will replace […]
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Homeowners in Florida have been losing coverage and seeing spiraling premiums. Photo by St. Clair Murraine Contractors challenge new insurance law PUBLISHED JUNE 13, 2022 By Jim Saunders News Service of Florida Less than a week after Florida lawmakers rushed to make property-insurance changes, a contractors group filed a constitutional challenge that targets a […]
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New Florida insurance law sees challenge from contractors The new law stops contractors from being able to recover prevailing-party fees from insurers when they are successful in lawsuits. By Jim Saunders | June 02, 2022 at 12:00 AM The new law took a series of steps to try to address those issues, but the […]
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Florida High Court Upholds Slashing of Punitive Damage Award in Tobacco Case
/in The Insurance JournalBy William Rabb | January 8, 2023 The Florida Supreme Court has struck down $16 million in punitive damages against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. as “excessive,” a decision that could bode well for insurers and businesses relying on courts to interpret state law strictly as written. “Text matters,” said William Large, president of the Florida […]
Auto Insurance increases Florida’s cost of living
/in The Miami TimesMitch Perry Florida Phoenix Jan 4, 2023 Updated Jan 4, 2023 While the average American motorist spends 2.57% of their annual income on autoinsurance, Florida drivers spend the second-highest proportion at 4.42%, trailingonly Louisiana, at 5.26%. Of all the metro areas analyzed, Miami drivers spendthe absolute highest, at 5.58%.(Envato Elements) Florida lawmakers returned to Tallahassee […]
New Florida Insurance Law Is Poised to Put a Damper on Property Claims Litigation
/in Daily Business Review12.21.22 By Michelle Kaske What You Need to Know · Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a statute aiming to overhaul Florida’s property insurance market. · Lawmakers had been focused on changing the market as rates increased and insurers pulled out of the state. · Now, […]
Leader not a laggard
/in Florida PoliticsDecember 17, 2022 Florida Justice Reform Institute President William Large praised DeSantis and the Florida Legislature for passing SB 2A. “SB 2A includes substantial reforms that remove the incentive to file lawsuits over questionable claims,” Large said in a prepared release. William Large and FJRI say thank you. Image via Colin Hackley. Established in 2005 […]
Governor signs property insurance reform bill that would end one-way attorney fees
/in Florida RecordFLORIDA RECORD Governor signs property insurance reform bill that would end one-way attorney fees By Michael Carroll Dec 16, 2022 Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a bill that tort-reform supporters say is a landmark measure to shore up the state’s property insurance market, ban the heavily criticized one-way attorney-fee provision and eliminate the […]
Special session opens Monday on troubled property insurance market: Will reforms work long term?
/in Florida PhoenixIf approved, legislation would include hundreds of millions of dollars for property tax, toll, and disaster relief BY: MICHAEL MOLINE – DECEMBER 12, 2022 7:00 AM The Florida Capitol, January 2021. Credit: Michael Moline Insurers and the larger business community would get virtually everything they want under legislation proposed for the Legislature’s special session on […]
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/in Florida PoliticsPeter Schorsch – December 7, 2022 The Florida Chamber of Commerce’s 2022 Insurance Summit continues today with discussions centered on the state’s litigation climate. After a recap of the 2022 elections, Florida Justice Reform Institute President William Large will moderate a panel on “fixing Florida’s legal climate.” FJRI and other tort reform groups have pinned the blame […]
‘Fix the Cracks’ campaign warns Floridians about abusive auto glass lawsuits
/in Florida RecordFLORIDA RECORD Florida Justice Reform Institute President William Large says auto glass litigation has led to inflated claims. | Florida Justice Reform Institute By Michael Carroll Nov 28, 2022 Insurance and tort reform groups have launched a campaign to warn consumers about the explosive growth in auto glass litigation in Florida – a phenomenon that […]
Staged accident schemes and fraud among reason for FL having the most expensive auto insurance rates in the US
/in Islander Media GroupStaged accident schemes and fraud among reason for FL having the most expensive auto insurance rates in the US By Mitch Perry / Florida Phoenix / Special to Islander News Nov 23, 2022 Florida lawmakers are scheduled to return to Tallahassee soon for another special session to deal with the state’s property insurance crisis. […]
Add auto insurance to the increasing costs of living in Florida
/in Florida PhoenixStaged accident schemes, litigation among the reasons why premiums are so high in the Sunshine State BY: MITCH PERRY – NOVEMBER 23, 2022 7:00 AM I-95 traffic in Miami. Source: Wikimedia Commons Florida lawmakers are scheduled to return to Tallahassee soon for another special session to deal with the state’s property insurance crisis. But it’s […]
New Effort Launches to ‘Fix the Cracks’ in Florida’s Windshield Laws
/in Florida DailyBy Florida Daily -November 15, 2022, 2:00 pm While some progress has been made in Florida to address the state’s deepening property insurance market crisis, data shows there is also a crisis in the auto market. The number of auto glass lawsuits filed in Florida went up by more than 4,000 percent in ten years […]
Initiative launches to ‘fix the cracks’ in auto glass claims
/in Florida PoliticsDrew Wilson – November 14, 2022 The initiative says questionable claims are driving up auto insurance premiums. A new initiative launched by insurance and tort reform groups is taking aim at assignment of benefits agreements for windshield repairs. Assignment of benefits, or AOB, is a legal process that allows policyholders to sign over their insurance […]
Trial Lawyers Back Republican in Florida House Race, Insurers Favor Democrat
/in The Insurance JournalTrial Lawyers Back Republican in Florida House Race, Insurers Favor Democrat By Insurance Journal Staff Reports | September 20, 2022 In a twist of fate and a sign of the times, some Florida business groups are backing the Democrat in a state House race in the Tampa area, while trial lawyers are putting their […]
Leon County judge dismisses contractors’ challenge to property insurance reform law
/in Florida RecordFlorida Record Leon County judge dismisses contractors’ challenge to property insurance reform law By Michael Carroll Sep 8, 2022 A Leon County judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by contractors who specialize in water, fire, and mold mitigation that argued a new property insurance reform measure trampled on their rights by restricting their ability to […]
Jamaican is first black woman appointed by Governor DeSantis to Florida Supreme Court
/in Houston Caribbean Professional AssociationJamaican is first black woman appointed by Governor DeSantis to Florida Supreme Court On August 5, the day before Jamaica marked its 60th anniversary of Independence, yet another Jamaican was proudly flying the black, green and gold, becoming the first black woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court of Florida (SCOF) by Governor […]
Jamaican is first black woman appointed by Governor DeSantis to Florida Supreme Court
/in Jamaican ObserverNEWS Jamaican is first black woman appointed by Governor DeSantis to Florida Supreme Court BY DESMOND ALLEN Executive editor – special assignment [email protected] Aug 22, 2022 12:54 am Justice Renatha Francis, newest member of the Florida Supreme Court On August 5, the day before Jamaica marked its 60th anniversary of Independence, yet another Jamaican […]
Rejected in 2020, DeSantis Appoints Renatha Francis Again to Supreme Court, Despite Ethical Issues
/in Flagler LiveRejected in 2020, DeSantis Appoints Renatha Francis Again to Supreme Court, Despite Ethical Issues AUGUST 5, 2022 Circuit Judge Renatha Francis during her interview before the Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission in 2020. (Florida Channel) Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Jamaican-American Palm Beach County family law judge Renatha Francis to the Florida Supreme […]
Gov. DeSantis appoints Renatha Francis to Supreme Court, for second time
/in Florida PoliticsAnne Geggis – August 5, 2022 The Palm Beach County Judge was just shy of meeting the Supreme Court bench requirements last time. As expected, Gov. Ron DeSantis made a second try at appointing Judge Renatha Francis to the state Supreme Court Friday, making her the second Black woman to serve on the state’s highest court. She will replace […]
Contractors challenge new insurance law
/in Capitol OutlookHomeowners in Florida have been losing coverage and seeing spiraling premiums. Photo by St. Clair Murraine Contractors challenge new insurance law PUBLISHED JUNE 13, 2022 By Jim Saunders News Service of Florida Less than a week after Florida lawmakers rushed to make property-insurance changes, a contractors group filed a constitutional challenge that targets a […]
New Florida insurance law sees challenge from contractors
/in PropertyCasualty360New Florida insurance law sees challenge from contractors The new law stops contractors from being able to recover prevailing-party fees from insurers when they are successful in lawsuits. By Jim Saunders | June 02, 2022 at 12:00 AM The new law took a series of steps to try to address those issues, but the […]