Florida Property Insurance Industry in Tenuous Financial State, Despite AOB Reform

News Provided by: Florida Record Article by: Michael Carroll February 26, 2021 Restrictions on assignment-of-benefits (AOB) property insurance claims signed into law in 2019 have failed to control lawsuits blamed for pushing up insurance premium costs in Florida, according to a nonprofit insurance consumers group. The AOB reforms contained in House Bill 7065 attempted to…

Hope Zelinger of Bressler Amery & Ross to Serve as Chair of Property Committee for the FAIR Board of Directors

The Federal Association for Insurance Reform (FAIR), is pleased to announce the appointment of Hope Zelinger, Managing Principal of Bressler, Amery, & Ross- Miami (Bressler), as the new Chair of the Property Committee for the FAIR Board of Directors.  “I am thrilled about the opportunity to dive into the issues currently plaguing the insurance industry. We are in…

More Than a Dozen Florida Insurers Facing Ratings Downgrades

News provided by: Insurance Journal The rating agency responsible for assigning financial stability ratings (FSR) to more than 40 Florida domestic insurers has warned that several carriers will receive downgrades due to deteriorating conditions in the state’s property insurance market, and more than a dozen more could be downgraded in the next few months. In…

Improving the Transparency of Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund’s (FHCF) Ratemaking

The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund’s Ratemaking Formula Report is an “Actuarial Communication” as governed by actuary profession’s U.S. Standards of Practice, specifically #41.  Therefore, it must adhere to the following standard (from section 3.2 of #41) unless the actuary discloses a deviation from standards and explains why: “In the actuarial report, the actuary should state the actuarial…

Florida Homeowners Insurance Market Update

FAIR is deeply concerned about the recently reported operating results of Florida-based insurance companies. We have also heard from a number of affected policyholders of insurance companies that have failed, i.e., Florida Specialty, Windhaven. Fourth quarter 2019 financial data will result in additional operating losses beyond the dollar amounts already reported. Moreover, Floridians will face…