By now you have probably seen the attached video {Click Here to Watch} of the “enthusiastic” (ok, really drunk) Alabama fan who was trying to deliver some frontier justice to an Oklahoma fan in the adjoining section.  Clearly, her activity stands out as a shining example of how fans should act on any given Saturday

Citizens Property Insurance Corporation has been earning a reputation for systematically denying almost every insurance claim asserted by its policyholders.  Instead of honoring valid claims, Citizens spends millions of dollars each month “defending” claims – the same type of claims that other insurance companies would routinely pay without question.  Although those of us in the

Water DamageAlthough hurricanes, earthquakes, and sinkholes get the majority of the attention in the news, the vast majority of insurance claims deal with water damage to property.  These claims are generally broken into two categories – flood damage and water leak/seapage damage.  Flood claims revolve around damage caused by “rising water”, as opposed to other types

Pursuant to a new Federal law, premiums for residential flood insurance in Florida may soon be as high as $24,000 a year.  A new law, the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act, was enacted by Congress in 2012 as a knee jerk reaction to the recent large scale disasters such as hurricanes Katrina and Sandy.  Proponents

Property damage caused by mold can be a real problem – especially here in Florida.  The combination of Florida’s humid climate and often rainy weather create the perfect petri dish for the creation and growth of toxic and damaging mold.  Fortunately, most homeowner’s insurance policies provide coverage for the damage caused to your property by

Back in the good old days of yore (which, at this point, was approximately 4 years ago), whenever an insurance company provided you with a policy of homeowner’s insurance, it automatically included coverage for any damage caused by sinkhole activity.  In 2007, as part of the insurance industry’s never ending attempt to limit coverage to

Over the past several years, many homeowners in Florida have had the misfortune of incurring damage to their property as the result of sinkhole activity. For many homeowners, the headaches and inconvenience caused by having to undergo the initial repair of this damage turned out to only be the beginning of the battle.

In almost

If you’ve filed an insurance claim for sinkhole related damage in the past few years in Florida, you’ve most likely seen the term “neutral evaluation” in various correspondence or heard the term mentioned by an insurance adjuster.  A few years ago, the Florida Legislature enacted a law whereby if there is a disagreement as to

After watching scores of television commercials and other paid advertisements touting the supporting and nurturing nature of insurance companies, one can’t help but feel that the “good hands people” will always act “like a good neighbor” once a policy holder incurs a loss.  After years of practicing insurance claims law, we have learned the unfortunate