Florida

Reed Smith insurance plaintiff attorney Hugh Lumpkin points to 90% of Citizens Property Insurance arbitrations denying claims, with insurer funding judges' salaries.

A report by Weiss Ratings, based on state regulators' data, finds insurers more aggressively denied claims under the law, and claimants responded with more lawsuits.

Larger states are more likely to have funds for prevention of natural disasters and responses to these events, says Chip Merlin, an attorney who represented Hurricane Katrina survivors.

A Category 5 hurricane could lead to more than $200 billion in damage, Moody's Analytics said in a report released before the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

Uber sued a group of lawyers, medical providers and rideshare drivers it claims staged car accidents, manufactured damages and received unnecessary medical procedures to take advantage of insurance policies in Florida.

The insurer plans to hire over 2,000 new employees in Tampa, Florida and in North Texas.

After some significant tort reform gains were made in 2023 and 2024, abolishing PIP may no longer be a pipe dream.

Coastal habitats, coral reefs and mangrove swamps, can reduce flood losses, according to a new Swiss Re Institute study that includes analysis of flood insurance claims.

The recovery of local governments and utilities from hurricanes Helene and Milton continues but the outlook for next season and beyond is troubling.

The agency cited the closeness of the entities to Florida's government.