Content from William Rabb
Rabb is Southeast Editor for Insurance Journal. He is a longtime newspaper man in the Deep South; also covered workers' comp insurance issues for a trade publication for a few years.
Florida Home Inspector Used Stock Photos 200 Times, Defrauding Citizens
A Florida home inspector allegedly used the same stock photographs in more than 200 home and wind-mitigation inspections, costing Citizens Property Insurance Corp. more than $88,000, the state ...
Context Matters: Mailing Letter Sufficient Cancel Notice, Court Says
Simply mailing a cancellation notice to a policyholder, when viewed in the context of other indicators, was enough to comply with state law and void a homeowner's insurance policy just weeks before a ...
W. Va. Commish to Destroy Older Workers Comp Files, Citing Cyber Risk
The West Virginia insurance commissioner's office has adopted a new policy: It will soon begin destroying workers compensation claim files that are 10 years old or older. "Given increasing ...
Insurer’s Lack of Repairs Caused Woman’s Death After Ian: Florida Lawsuit
Just as another hurricane hit Florida, the child of a central Florida woman is litigating a claim from a previous storm—Hurricane Ian in 2022. This time, though, the plaintiff claims not only ...
With American Mobile Out, Agents Say Florida Mobile Home Insurance Falling Apart
Reinsurance in Florida's long-stressed property insurance market was supposed to have stabilized this year—with only moderate rate increases and more availability. But those calmer waters ...
Hurricane Could Blow Through Florida Cat Fund’s Reserves. But That May Be OK, Report Says
A report from Moody's Ratings service contends that one good hurricane this year could wipe out the Florida Cat Fund's reserves, potentially forcing it to place a small surcharge on Florida insurance ...
Project 2025 Plan to End NFIP Welcomed by Some, Rejected by Others in Insurance
A plan by a politically conservative group to dismantle the National Flood Insurance Program, if Donald Trump is elected president, has been met with approval from a private flood insurer but sharp ...
Coverage Needed: New Maps Put Hundreds of Thousands in SE Flood Zones
Many more properties, including hundreds of thousands of homes across Florida and other parts of the Southeast, will be required to purchase flood insurance after July 31, due to revisions in federal ...