Insurance Claim Blog

A recently issued Opinion from the Fourth District Court of Appeal reviews whether providing notice of the right to mediation prior to a dispute waives the right to appraisal. In Grnja v. People’s Trust Insurance Company, after the insureds submitted their claim for damage sustained Dec 2021, People’s Trust (PTI) […]

Read More

Florida’s Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee issued an opinion concerning Florida judges presiding over hurricane-related civil insurance cases who have also submitted a hurricane-related insurance claim. Under what circumstances must judges disclose and/or recuse themselves from hurricane-related cases when they have filed an insurance claim with an insurance company that also […]

Read More

Order Reversed Due To Untimely Demand By Insurer This one is short but sweet! In this opinion, the policy of insurance contained a provision that required “[t]he request for arbitration must be filed within one (1) year of the date of loss or damage” but also that “[a]ny controversy or […]

Read More

Dismissal Order in Bad Faith Case Reversed Following a water loss causing extensive water damage to the floors, walls, baseboards, and other building components from a failed shower pan in the master bathroom, Yuval Lugassy and Susan Lugassy (“the Homeowners”) submitted a claim to United Property and Casualty Insurance Company […]

Read More

What Do Florida Courts Think About Throwing In the Kitchen Sink? Florida’s Fifth District Court of Appeal has spoken on the hot topic of CRN sufficiency and the requisite level of specificity. On November 14, 2022, it decided whether the trial court’s entry of final summary judgment in favor of […]

Read More