Homes in the Florida Keys destroyed by Hurricane Irma 2017. Photo: Felix Mizioznikov/Shutterstock.com.
A Third District Court of Appeal ruling addressing recent updates to Florida's insurance law governing advance written notice could have far-reaching implications costing policyholders serious amounts of money, lawyers said.
At contention in the case was an appraisal that People's Trust Insurance Co. refused to rely upon in order to pay its policyholders a claim of around $172,000. Nakia, Maria, and Anthony Lavadie, the insureds, disputed the payout offered by People's Trust because they said a policy update did not adequately forewarn them of a policy change.
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Michael A. Mora
Michael was born and raised in South Florida. He went to undergrad at Florida Atlantic University and earned his master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He is the crypto litigation reporter for Law.com, as well as an editor for ALM Global. You can email him at [email protected].
