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Florida OIR Wants More Data, Warns Insurers about Concurrent Causation Denials

Insurance Journal

As consumer complaints have apparently mounted over unpaid hurricane losses, Florida’s top insurance regulator and some lawmakers are signaling new scrutiny on insurance carriers’ claims-handling and other practices. Florida Insurance Commissioner Michael Yaworsky late last week posted a memo, demanding …

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Florida’s Insurance Regulator Buried a Completed Report That Raised Red Flags About Insurer Affiliate Profits

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Yesterdays testimony before the Florida House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee ripped the cover off a story thats been brewing for years: the Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) under David Altmaier had a completed, paid-for, red-flag-waving report about insurer affiliate transactions showing hundreds of millions of hidden profits for the insurance (..)

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Mangrove, Florida’s Newest Home Insurer, Receives Demotech Rating

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Brand new Florida home insurer Mangrove Property Insurance Co. a financial analysis firm that specializes in rating regional and specialty insurers. As previously reported by Insurance Journal, … has received a Financial Stability Rating (FSR) of “A, Exceptional” from Demotech, Inc.,

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Treasury’s FIO Releases ‘Flawed’ Homeowners Insurance Report, Industry Says

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Treasury’s Federal Insurance Office last week released what it called the “most comprehensive data on homeowners insurance in history.” ” Weeks after a U.S. Senate committee released a study and held a hearing on the affect of climate change …

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Take the Hassle Out of Claims Management

Insurance professionals use Trellis to streamline claims management by analyzing legal trends, predicting outcomes, and strategizing effectively to serve clients better. What's more, our Insurance API equips insurance carriers with litigation records and comprehensive claims insights.

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California Bill Seeks to Beef up Consumer Privacy Protections for Insurance

Insurance Journal

A new bill introduced in California aims to increase transparency and accountability in California’s insurance market by bolstering consumer privacy protections and establishing a privacy rights framework for insurance licensees and their third-party service providers. Senate Bill 354, the Insurance

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‘Geoeconomic Fragmentation’ Challenges Insurers: Geneva Association

Insurance Journal

January 2025 report from the Geneva Association, titled “Insurance in a Fragmented World Economy,” found that geopolitical tensions have driven the global economy toward “geoeconomic fragmentation.” ” Geoeconomics refers to the intersection of geopolitical forces and economic policies.

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