GT: Citizens Introduces Emergency Water Removal Services and Managed Repair Contractor Network Program

By:  Greenberg Traurig, FIC Lobbyist Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) recently announced they will begin offering two new programs in an effort to mitigate rapidly rising claims costs due to water losses. Citizens will now offer consumers emergency water removal services and add a managed repair contractor program to their claims services. Citizen notes that…

FIC: NCCI and OIR Win Comp Case

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On May 9, 2017, the First District Court of Appeal (DCA) upheld the 14.5% workers’ compensation rate increase approved by the Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) in October.  The opinion can be found here. The case arose when a trial court invalidated OIR’s rate increase finding public records and…

FIC: Legislature Finalizes Drones Bill

By:  Sam Miller, FIC Consultant The House and Senate each passed legislation on aerial and sidewalk & roadway drones on May 5, the final day of the 2017 session. This will go to Governor Rick Scott soon. The Senate vote was 35-0 on the bill (HB 1027). The House vote was 115-0. Two drone bills…