http://www.floridainsurancelawblog.com/ Published by Liggio Benrubi en-us 2009-02-24T14:10:10-05:00 http://www.floridainsurancelawblog.com/2009/02/insurance_company_financial_problems.html I have previously posted about the ongoing and anticipated effects of the current financial crisis on the insurance industry as a whole. Now, it's getting personal. In 1984, my wife and I purchased Universal Life Insurance on both of our... Insurance News and Current Events Jeffrey M. Liggio 2009-02-24T14:10:10-05:00 http://www.floridainsurancelawblog.com/2009/02/insurance_industry_woes.html Following on from an entry last week, The insurance industry continues to report that employees are being laid off, and the reviewing services seem to be constantly downgrading the financial strength ratings of the various insurers. In times like these,... Insurance News and Current Events Jeffrey M. Liggio 2009-02-09T10:29:51-05:00 http://www.floridainsurancelawblog.com/2009/01/state_farm_withdrawing_from_fl.html We've been watching the homeowners insurance market in Florida for more than 20 years now. The latest news is that State Farm announced today that it will not renew any homeowners policies in Florida. The impact on Florida homeowners is... Insurance News and Current Events Jeffrey M. Liggio 2009-01-27T13:47:45-05:00 http://www.floridainsurancelawblog.com/2009/01/class_actions_and_do_policies.html In our Class Action practice, we want to know if the Defendant company has D&O or E&O insurance? D&O insurance is important to us for several reasons: 1) Is the insurance company providing the defense lawyers, and paying those lawyers?... Class Actions Jeffrey M. Liggio 2009-01-25T11:24:06-05:00 http://www.floridainsurancelawblog.com/2009/01/are_insurers_denying_claims_be.html Everybody should realize that insurance companies make money by investing the money they receve in premiums paid by their insureds. Does anyone think that insurance companies are any better at investing their money than any of the wall street investment... Insurance News and Current Events Jeffrey M. Liggio 2009-01-24T11:03:05-05:00 http://www.floridainsurancelawblog.com/2009/01/another_insurer_taken_over_by.html We have been successfully litigating a Class Action against Medical Savings Insurance which was recently taken over by regulators. We believe this is the tip of the iceberg: Indiana regulator takes over 2nd insurer... Insurance News and Current Events Jeffrey M. Liggio 2009-01-23T14:47:29-05:00 http://www.floridainsurancelawblog.com/2007/08/florida_insurance_law_new_1st.html Although not an insurance case, this week the Florida 1st District Court issued an opinion in: R. LAMAR WHEELER v. WHEELER, ERWIN & FOUNTAIN, P.A., etc., et al, which contains an excellent discussion of how courts read and interpret contracts... Noteworthy Appellate Decision Jeffrey M. Liggio 2007-08-15T14:01:49-05:00