Proposed Florida Bill Requires Insurer Inspections Of Windshield Damage Before Repair
With insurers arguing that a practice known as "assignment of benefits" is driving up costs, a Senate Republican filed a proposal Tuesday that could lead to required inspections before damaged windshields get repaired or replaced.
October 4, 2017
Auto
Legislation & Regulation
Florida
Senate Rejects Private Flood Insurance Reform
Despite a push in the House of Representatives to reform the private flood insurance market, the provision failed to make it through Senate for approval that same day.
October 2, 2017
Legislation & Regulation
Property
Report: Auto Insurance Industry Could Drop By 71 Percent
With the rapid advancements in autonomous vehicle technology and regulations, the auto insurance sector could decrease by 71 percent, or $137 billion, by 2050, according to a recent report by KPMG.
September 26, 2017
Auto
Legislation & Regulation
Technology
Allstate CEO Calls For Revamping U.S. Flood Insurance System
Allstate Corps Chief Executive Officer Tom Wilson on Tuesday called on U.S. lawmakers to overhaul a government subsidized flood insurance program, calling for a more streamlined system that does not overburden taxpayers.
September 21, 2017
Legislation & Regulation
Property
Uber Sues Mobile Agency Alleging Ad Fraud
Uber Technologies Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Fetch Media Ltd., a mobile ad agency owned by ad giant Dentsu Inc., alleging the agency misrepresented the effectiveness of its mobile ads, failed to prevent ad fraud and didnt return rebates owed to Uber.
September 19, 2017
Legislation & Regulation
Technology
California
Tennessee Reforms Cut Workers Comp Claims, Costs
Workers compensation rates will drop again next year for most Tennessee businesses as safer work sites and non-judicial settlements of workers comp claims continue to cut the costs of the insurance in Tennessee.
September 7, 2017
Legislation & Regulation
Workers' Compensation
Tennessee
Hurricane Harvey Disrupts NFIP Debate In Congress
For months, political foes like Marco Rubio and Elizabeth Warren united behind a push to overhaul the nations flood insurance program by capping annual premium increases and focusing on preventing damage in future floods. Hurricane Harvey could change all of that.
September 1, 2017
Legislation & Regulation
Property
Florida Renews No-Fault Auto Insurance Battle
A Vero Beach lawmaker said Wednesday she will again file a bill to repeal Floridas no-fault car insurance system, but with key differences compared with a Senate bill introduced days ago, setting the stage for the biggest potential change in motorist coverage in almost 50 years.
August 24, 2017
Legislation & Regulation
Liability
Florida
Insurers Say Auto Glass Companies Leading New Wave Of Claims Abuses
A new front has opened in the ongoing battle between repair contractors and the insurance industry, and this time ground zero isnt South Florida.
August 22, 2017
Auto
Legislation & Regulation
Litigation
Florida
Floridas Citizens: Use Managed Repair Contractor Network Program Or Face Coverage Cap
A water pipe breaks inside a wall of your house while you are at work, and you return home hours later and find water everywhere -- warping your cabinetry, soaking your drywall, and destroying a large section of your wood floor.
August 17, 2017
Legislation & Regulation
Property
Florida
They Got Hurt At Work Then They Got Deported
At age 31, Nixon Arias cut a profile similar to many unauthorized immigrants in the United States. A native of Honduras, he had been in the country for more than a decade and had worked off and on for a landscaping company for nine years.
August 16, 2017
Fraud
Legislation & Regulation
Risk Management
Workers' Compensation
Florida
Questions Loom For National Flood Insurance Program
Now firmly in the heart of hurricane season and less than two months away from the anniversary of Hurricane Matthews visit to St. Johns County, property owners who need flood insurance are about to be thrown into a situation of uncertainty.
August 15, 2017
Legislation & Regulation
Property
District Of Columbia
Florida
Hill Hearing Reignites Question: Whats Federal Anti-Fraud Role?
Franklin Roosevelt signed the McCarran-Ferguson Act in 1945. This groundbreaking law has led to the regulation of insurance including insurance fraud to the states rather through federal oversight.
August 14, 2017
Fraud
Legislation & Regulation
Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Announces $40M+ In Restitution To Consumers In First Half Of 2017
Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller today announced the Insurance Department reclaimed $40,244,992 for more than 28,000 consumers throughout the state during the first six months of 2017.
August 11, 2017
Legislation & Regulation
Pennsylvania
Proposal Addresses Causation, Multiple Conditions In Workers Comp Claims
A bill presented to lawmakers in Texas on Wednesday aims to tackle the murky issue of causation in workers compensation.House Bill 233, sponsored by Rep. Nicole Collier, D-Fort Worth, calls for medical causation narrative reports to be paid for by insurers when they dispute a correlation between one condition and that which is directly related to the workplace injury.
July 24, 2017
Legislation & Regulation
Workers' Compensation
Texas



