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Michael MolineAugust 18, 2016

Don’t blame us for rising premiums, administrators of Florida’s high-risk property insurance pool told state regulators Thursday — blame lawyers and unscrupulous building contractors. And a bunch of burst pipes and overflowing washing machines in South Florida. John Rollins, chief risk officer for Citizens Property Insurance Corp., pointed to an increased use since 2013 of […]

Guest AuthorJuly 26, 2016

Hats off to Florida’s Insurance Consumer Advocate Sha’Ron James. Her forum on the explosion of water claims, held June 14 in Boca Raton, shows determination to help consumers despite politics that have blocked even one floor debate in the Florida Legislature. Water losses could be the worst consumer rip-off ever. Reports from the Office of Insurance […]

Lloyd DunkelbergerJuly 19, 2016

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The Citizens Property Insurance Corp. board of governors Tuesday approved a $1.8 million contract with a company that will examine escalating water damage claims from policyholders and determine whether the charges are excessive. “The goal is to identify inflated or excessive charges on invoices from contractors that have performed water damage restorations for Citizens’ policyholders […]

Drew WilsonJanuary 12, 2016

More than a dozen Florida real estate, construction and insurance groups announced Tuesday that they are teaming up to push for homeowners’ insurance reform in the 2016 Legislative Session. The Consumer Protection Coalition seeks to curb a practice known as “assignment of benefits,” where owners sign away their insurance policy to a third party who […]

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Dodgy contractors share blame for high rates, last-chance insurer says

Scott Johnson: Assignment of Benefits — Florida’s worst consumer rip-off

Citizens Insurance to spend $1.8M for investigating water damage claims

Insurance, real estate coalition seeks homeowners insurance reform in 2016