Insurance Industry

Carlton Fields shareholder Kelly Cruz-Brown discusses the reasons why the insurance industry is both drawn to social media, and leery of it.

This memo, by shareholder Anthony Pelle and co-author Ana Paola Capaldo, discusses issues related to service of process on insurers pursuant to Florida Statute §624.422, and the calculation of time periods to respond to or remove complaints.

This article discusses compliance with statutory requirements to protect trade secrets contained in regulatory filings submitted to the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation or the Florida Department of Financial Services and the challenges of complying with the statutory requirements in the context of electronic records.

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This alert, from Carlton Fields shareholder Kelly Cruz-Brown, provides a general overview of certain insurance legislation passed by the 2011 Florida Legislature.

This alert, from shareholder Kelly Cruz-Brown and senior government consultant Beth Vecchioli of Carlton Fields, provides an overview of the 2011 Florida Property Insurance Law signed into law on May 17, 2011. The law affects the following issues related to property insurance, particularly residential property insurance: the content and procedures concerning residential property rate and form fillings; claims handling procedures for property claims; and, sinkhole claim investigation procedures. Florida lawmakers and insurance regulators will continue to evaluate the Law to determine its long-term effects on Florida's property insurance marketplace, and the regulation of property insurance in the state.

This alert provides information regarding changes to the Florida Department of Financial Services' procedures on the Civil Remedy Notice required by Florida law to prosecute a statutory bad faith claim against an insurer.