Florida Attorneys Investigated For Illegal Solicitation Of Insurance Claims

It can happen to anyone: Someone knocks on your door and says they’re a repairman or an insurance expert and can fix damage to your home at no cost to you. They might say they can get you a new roof. Or a new kitchen.

Your insurance company will get the bill, they’ll say, and you won’t be out a penny.

Watch out. You’re about to be sucked into a thriving insurance scam that’s enriching a handful of law firms, threatening the financial stability of Florida’s home insurance industry and driving up annual premiums for millions of homeowners who have never filed a claim.

A newly filed complaint against one of the state’s most notorious insurance attorneys lays out the alleged scheme.

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