Update to Florida Senate Bill 4D Concerning Roof Repairs schedule Monday, May 30, 2022 Insurance Law Summary of SB " The bill requires the Florida Building Code to provide that when 25 percent or more of a roofing system or roof section is being repaired, replaced, or recovered, only the portion of the roofing system or roof section undergoing such work need be constructed in accordance... Read more
Florida Senate Bill 76 - Property Insurance schedule Friday, July 2, 2021 Insurance Law GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Judiciary ; Banking and Insurance ; Boyd ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Brandes Insurance; Prohibiting certain practices by contractors; prohibiting a contractor from executing a contract with a residential property owner for a roofing repair or... Read more
Insurance Adjuster Act schedule Friday, May 24, 2019 Adjuster Licensing SB 240, as amended, Dodd. Insurance Adjuster Act. Existing law creates the Department of Insurance, headed by the Insurance Commissioner, and prescribes the department’s powers and duties. Existing law, the Insurance Adjuster Act, sets forth various requirements with respect to... Read more
Bipartisan CLAIM Act Would Eliminate Consumer Barriers to Insurance Claims schedule Monday, August 14, 2017 Adjuster Licensing Bipartisan CLAIM Act Would Eliminate Consumer Barriers to Insurance Claims Morning Consult Full coverage Read more
CLAIM Act would allow for national independent adjuster licenses schedule Tuesday, August 8, 2017 Adjuster Licensing CLAIM Act would allow for national independent adjuster licenses Repairer Driven News (press release) (blog) Full coverage Read more
Proposed Senate bill calling for hailstorm litigation reform finds favor in insurance industry schedule Sunday, April 16, 2017 Insurance Law AUSTIN – Texas lawmakers have filed Senate Bill 10 in an effort to pass legislation that would decrease, or halt altogether, hailstorm litigation abuse. .... Hail litigation has spiraled out of control in Texas, mainly because of a small group of bad actors who abuse the... Read more
Don’t Mess With Texas Adjusters In Hail Damage Claims schedule Monday, February 9, 2015 Insurance Law Texas hail claim policyholder lawyers, like many plaintiffs’ lawyers, clearly prefer to be in state court rather than federal court. To accomplish this and prevent the defendant insurer from properly removing the lawsuit to federal court, Texas policyholder attorneys simply sue the... Read more