The Florida Insurance Council (FIC) has taken legal action against a series of state insurance reforms aimed at holding down property rates.

The FIC filed motions both with the State Division of Administrative Hearings and the First District Court of Appeals aimed at getting relief from new state laws retroactively prohibiting nonrenewal of policies and new rate increases.

FIC President Guy Marvin said the group's aim was to stop implementation of the rule, pending a state administrative review of its validity.

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