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Passage of AOB Reform is a Step Forward for Floridians

April 25th, 2019|News Releases|

After witnessing several years of rapidly escalating fraud, the Florida Property & Casualty Association commends the Florida Legislature for passing meaningful assignment of benefits (AOB) reform legislation this year. The passage of HB 7065 signals a significant step in addressing the AOB abuse that has plagued our state, resulting in some of the highest home [...]

FPCA Op Ed: AOB and one-way attorney fees

April 9th, 2019|Opinion Pieces|

Governor DeSantis, CFO Patronis, Citizens Insurance and numerous nonprofit consumer and business groups have all sounded the alarm on the boom in water claim lawsuits filed by a small group of law firms. Sadly, after many years without reforms, it is homeowners who are being forced to pay higher and higher insurance rates necessary to [...]

Florida Politics: Senate panel greenlights one-way attorney fee bill

March 19th, 2019|Daily News|

The Senate’s one-way attorney fee bill cleared the Judiciary Committee Monday on a 5-1 vote after its sponsor offered an amendment intended to at least partially salve concerns by contractors and attorneys. Read more from Florida Politics here

Wednesday’s letters: Don’t fall prey to “assignment of benefits” abuse

February 27th, 2019|Opinion Pieces|

My wife and I fell prey to what we believe was “assignment of benefits” (AOB) abuse. After signing what we thought was a contract to repair our kitchen sink leak, we quickly ended up in a legal battle that took well more than a year to resolve. Since AOB is a binding contract, we lost. [...]

Recent TV Coverage of AOB Abuse

February 20th, 2019|Daily News|

Below is a link to view recent TV coverage of AOB abuse by Bay News 9 reporter Allison Walker Torres. The three-part "In Focus'' piece includes interviews with David Altmaier, Barry Gilway and Reps. David Santiago and Ben Diamond. Please click here to view.

Barry Gilway: Solid Citizens data supports push for reform

February 5th, 2019|Opinion Pieces|

Over the past several years, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation has worked with Florida regulators, legislators and other stakeholders to address rising premiums brought on by increased litigation and claims abuse. A recent opinion piece, “Stephen Rowe: Floridians need all the facts before AOB reform can begin,” fails to acknowledge those efforts and the mountains of [...]

Senate Committee Workshop Demonstrates the Need for Assignment of Benefits (AOB) Reform

February 4th, 2019|News Releases|

Consumers, state leaders provide compelling evidence on impact of AOB abuse TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Feb. 4, 2019) – Testimony provided by consumers during today’s Senate Banking and Insurance Committee demonstrates a clear need to pass Assignment of Benefits (AOB) reform to protect consumers from rising insurance costs and abuse brought on by out-of-control litigation, the Consumer [...]

Sun-Sentinel: ‘Assignment of Benefit’ numbers don’t lie

January 29th, 2019|Opinion Pieces|

Sun-Sentinel Columnist Randy Schultz’s column on the Assignment of Benefits (AOB) property insurance crisis shined a light on the need for a solution to the rampant fraud and lawsuit abuse occurring in our state. But it showed a lack of understanding on how insurance works. The author also implied that the numbers produced by Florida [...]

Sun-Sentinel: Bill aims to reduce home insurance costs by restricting attorneys’ fees

January 23rd, 2019|Daily News|

It’s time to prevent a handful of South Florida plaintiff’s attorneys from driving up home insurance premiums for everyone in Florida, three of Florida’s most powerful insurance officials told members of a key Senate committee Tuesday. Read more from the Sun-Sentinel here.

Florida Politics: ‘I think we’re there’ on AOB reform, House insurance chairwoman says

January 11th, 2019|Daily News|

Through two straight years of political stalemate over assignment of benefits reform, legislative leaders have declared it would take a crisis to deliver a bill to the Governor’s office. Finally, according to state Rep. Cyndi Stevenson, “I think we’re there.” Read more from Florida Politics here