by Cheryl Bellows | May 3, 2017 | Uncategorised
claims involving bedbugs increased 50% between 2014 and 2015, from 66 to 99, according to Allianz. The insurer has already counted 70 bedbug claims through September 2016, heading for a total that could surpass the previous year’s, said Larry Crotser, the chief...
by Cheryl Bellows | May 3, 2017 | Uncategorised
Theanalysis by FAIR Health, a national nonprofit advocating healthcare transparency, revealed the largest statewide increase was for heroin overdose claims , which surged by 1,078 percent between 2007 and 2014. A number of factors could be driving the rate of claims...
by Cheryl Bellows | May 2, 2017 | Uncategorised
A judgment that exceeds an insurers initial claim settlement offer by a narrower margin would result in neither side receiving attorneys fees or, if the margin is narrow enough, the insurer being entitled to attorneys fees. Insurers and their supporters mostly spoke...
by Cheryl Bellows | May 2, 2017 | Uncategorised
If the final award exceeds an insurers initial offer by a narrow-enough margin, the insurer could actually be awarded fees from the litigating contractor. In House debate on Tuesday, members voted down a proposed amendment by Rep. Evan Jenne, D-Fort Lauderdale, that...
by Cheryl Bellows | May 2, 2017 | Uncategorised
Seventy-three percent of rate requests by insurance companies filed with the Office of Insurance Regulation last year were approved for increases, Altmaier told the House Commerce Committee last week. The highest rate hikes have been imposed in South Florida, where...
