In an unprecedented decision, a federal judge has mandated that 3M CEO Mike Roman personally participate in mediation sessions aimed at resolving the longstanding legal battle concerning the alleged defects in the company's military earplugs.

Nearly eight months after Hurricane Ian ravaged Southwest Florida, some homeowners say their insurance company won't pay for the full cost of repairs and they are left with no option but to sue.

In an emergency financial maneuver, the state-chartered insurance associations of Florida and Louisiana have been forced to borrow a combined $1.3 billion to cover insurance claims caused by worsening hurricanes.

A woman from Coral Gables found herself caught in an insurance scam after an alert witness helped authorities unravel her deceitful plot. Silvia Maria Almeida, along with her passenger, Milton Yunielki Acosta, attempted to deceive the police by falsely reporting a collision between her black Mercedes-Benz and a pickup truck in Hialeah Gardens. However, their inconsistencies and a witness's intervention exposed their fraudulent scheme.

As of May 2, 2023, FEMA reported that National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims related to Hurricane Ian total $3.9B. Out of the roughly 48,000 claims in Florida and the Carolinas, around 95% have been closed, according to the agency.

Succeeding a series of new laws aimed at reducing insurance litigation, Florida lawmakers have unanimously approved a bill that will increase fines and oversight for property insurance companies.

The Gulf Coast insurance crisis has hit a new low as two state-chartered insurance associations are being forced to borrow hundreds of millions of dollars for the first time in three decades to pay the hurricane claims of insolvent insurers.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a bill prohibiting the use of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors by state and local governments in their decision-making process for investments and business contracts.

President Joe Biden has approved a major disaster declaration for Broward County, offering financial assistance to individuals and communities affected by the severe flooding that hit the area two weeks ago.

Florida presents property insurers with a unique set of factors that affect the availability and affordability of insurance coverage. The state boasts the third-largest population in America while simultaneously enduring a higher-than-average volume of natural disasters.

Homeowners in Florida should prepare for yet another increase in their insurance premiums as more insurers are leaving or failing in the state.

Championed by industry groups and CFO Jimmy Patronis, a bill curbing auto glass repair lawsuits sped through its last committee stop in the House and now awaits a full chamber vote.

Litigation is rarely warm and fuzzy, but what's unfolding in Florida between plaintiffs firm Morgan & Morgan and the insurance industry puts hardball tactics in a new light.

After years of giving Florida's homeowners insurance companies largely what they wanted in an effort to stem rapidly rising premiums and insurer insolvencies, state lawmakers introduced a new approach this week: 'insurer accountability.'

Two more lawsuits have been filed against several companies, including SeaWorld Entertainment, for a December explosion and fire at an Orange County fireworks company's warehouse that lead to the deaths of four people and one person being severely burned.