[Liability Insurance] Florida Bar RPPTL Insurance & Surety Committee Conference Call - TUESDAY, February 16, 2016, beginning at Noon
Robert Friedman
rob at friedmanpa.com
Tue Feb 16 11:04:07 PST 2016
I agree 100% with Fred. The proposed change to 627.428 to make recovery of
attorneys fees discretionary ("may" rather than "shall") is also a terrible
idea that the committee should oppose if we wish to take a position.
Robert H. Friedman
Friedman P.A.
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Palm Beach, FL 33480
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Dudley
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Subject: Re: [Liability Insurance] Florida Bar RPPTL Insurance & Surety
Committee Conference Call - TUESDAY, February 16, 2016, beginning at Noon
This is a horrible bill because it interferes with the insured's right to
select a contractor (and public adjuster) to make repairs. Citizens Property
Insurance is really pushing this bill, because they HATE public adjusters,
who often disagree with the repair estimates of the insurer.
I'm not suggesting that there has been no consumer harm in some cases where
post-loss benefits have been assigned to "flight-by-night" scam artists.
However, I would point out that:
1. Public adjusters must be LICENSED (by Department of Financial
Services); and,
2. A just-released data call by the Office of Insurance (Mr. McCarthy)
concludes that these is NO PROOF that an assignment of benefits is harmful
to consumers; I have a copy of this report if anyone would like to see it.
Accordingly, I strongly recommend that we OPPOSE this bill in its current
form, and ANY unreasonable restrictions on the contractual right to assign
benefits.
Fred R. Dudley, Partner
Board Certified Construction Lawyer
Dudley, Sellers, Healy & Heath, P. L.
SunTrust Financial Center, Suite 301
3522 Thomasville Road
Tallahassee, Florida 32308
Cell: (850) 294-3471
Direct: (850)692-6368
dudley at mylicenselaw.com <mailto:dudley at mylicenselaw.com>
From: Michael G. Meyer [mailto:MMeyer at allendell.com]
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Cc: Wright, Wm. Cary <cwright at carltonfields.com
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Subject: FW: Florida Bar RPPTL Insurance & Surety Committee Conference Call
- TUESDAY, February 16, 2016, beginning at Noon
All,
Attached is a copy of Senate Bill #596, regarding limiting assignment of
rights under insurance policies, that Ms. Miller was discussing on today's
call. Our Committee should probably review this bill and analyze whether we
want to propose taking a formal position on it with the Section/RP Division.
I'll go ahead and review it, and if anyone else is interested, let me know
and we can exchange thoughts on it and consider how to proceed with
informing the Division/Section at the upcoming Executive Council meeting
next week. If anyone has any additional questions for Ms. Miller regarding
the matters she discussed today, please let me know and I can pass them
along or put you in touch with her.
Thank you,
Michael
<http://www.allendell.com>
Michael G. Meyer
202 South Rome Avenue, Suite 100
Tampa, Florida 33606
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From: Pence, Scott [mailto:spence at carltonfields.com]
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Subject: Florida Bar RPPTL Insurance & Surety Committee Conference Call -
TUESDAY, February 16, 2016, beginning at Noon
Folks,
This is a reminder that, because our normally scheduled call falls on a
holiday, our next monthly call is scheduled for Tuesday, January 19, 2016 -
beginning at Noon.
Attached are the following: (1) and Agenda for Tuesday's call; and (2)
Meeting Minutes from our January 19, 2016 Meeting.
Our CLE speaker on Tuesday will be Lisa Miller, CPM, who will speak about
current insurance industry trends, including possible upcoming legislation
or other agency action against bad faith claims. Ms. Miller is the CEO of
her company, Lisa Miller & Associates. Ms. Miller has served as Deputy Chief
Financial Officer and Chief of Staff for the Florida Department of Financial
Services, as Deputy Commissioner and Chief Lobbyist for the Florida Office
of Insurance Regulation, and as Director of Corporate Relations for an Ernst
& Young municipal bond investor relations affiliate. Ms. Miller was also the
Office of Insurance Regulation's Board Liaison to many quasi-governmental
entities including Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, The Florida
Automobile Joint Underwriting Association, The Medical Malpractice Joint
Underwriting Association, the Workers' Compensation Insurance Guaranty
Association and the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association. We will forward
copies of Ms. Miller's materials in a separate e-mail prior to the call.
February 16, 2016 Meeting Information:
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We look forward to the call on Tuesday.
Regards,
Scott
Scott Pence
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