Homeowners insurance reform heads to House floor
Damage from Hurricane Michael.
Provisions about attorneys fees were added in the House Commerce Committee.
Changes to homeowners’ property insurance head to the House floor after winning support in a final committee stop.
The House Commerce Committee advanced legislation (
HB 305) aimed at slowing a rapid rise in rates.
In the last stop, Rep.
Bob Rommel, the bill sponsor, introduced two significant changes. New language allows providers to offer roofing policies that don’t cover full replacement costs and instead cover the depreciated cash value of the roof. The bill as amended would also limit when courts can applier a multiplier on attorneys’ fees.
Chip Merlin: Do not believe Floridaâs insurance industry that laws will reduce rates â rates often depend upon Mother Nature, reinsurance rates
Most of the property insurance rate increases are occurring all over the country, not just in Florida
Remember how the Florida insurance industry and its lobbyists promised that if AOB reform were passed, insurance rates would drop because AOB litigation was the cause of increased premiums?
Since that law passed, rates have not dropped. Floridians were duped by insurance industry propaganda, and the same insurance industry is promoting more anti-policyholder laws that literally prevent Citizens Property Insurance from asking for a rate decreaseâand some Florida legislators voted yesterday to make it against the law for Citizens Property to ask for a rate decrease!
Merlin Law Group Hires Former Judge Dennis Bailey To Lead Trial Division
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Jan. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Merlin Law Group has recently hired Dennis Bailey, a former Circuit Judge from the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, to lead its Trial Division.
Bailey brings a wealth of experience to the firm and previously worked fourteen years as a criminal trial lawyer. He served as Assistant State Attorney of Broward County for nine of those years, prosecuting and defending crimes from misdemeanors to murder. Bailey spent another 14 years of his career in general civil rights practice as both plaintiff and defense counsel and represented clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to homeless citizens in Federal Civil Rights litigation throughout Florida. Bailey s experience as an attorney includes over 200 jury trials and over 200 bench trials. As a judge, Bailey oversaw hundreds of trials.
Former NFL Player Suing AIG Over California Burglary January 12, 2021
Former NFL player Antonio Gates and his wife, Sasha Gates, are suing their homeowners insurer, AIG Property Casualty Co., accusing them of delaying coverage and ignoring their claim for insurance policy benefits after a burglary at their California home in December 2018.
They are being represented by attorney Derek Chaiken from Merlin Law Group.
When the San Diego Chargers relocated to Los Angeles in 2018, Gates purchased a newly constructed home in Encino. The home became a target for thieves and suffered at least one break-in while Sasha Gates and her children were sleeping. In total, the Gates say they were victimized for almost $1 million of personal property, including designer clothing, shoes, bags, artwork and sports memorabilia.
Former NFL Player Antonio Gates And Wife Suing Property Insurance Company Over Burglary Claim
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/
NFL Great Antonio Gates and his wife, Sasha Gates, are suing their homeowners insurance company, AIG Property Casualty Company, accusing them of delaying coverage and ignoring their claim for insurance policy benefits after a burglary at their home in December 2018. They are represented by attorney Derek Chaiken from Merlin Law Group.
When the San Diego Chargers relocated to Los Angeles in 2018, the Gates family purchased and moved into a newly constructed home in Encino, California. The home became a target for thieves and suffered at least one break-in while Mrs. Gates and her children were sleeping. In total, the Gates were victimized for almost $1 million of personal property, including designer clothing, shoes, bags, artwork and sports memorabilia.