It is estimated that 40% of motorists on Florida roads are either uninsured or underinsured (no BI coverage,) resulting in responsible motorists paying record-high premiums for UM and UIM coverage. (Photo: Shutterstock)
The Florida legislature will soon be back in session with Governor Ron DeSantis aiming for the trial lawyers. At a recent stop in Jacksonville, he described the Sunshine State as a "cottage industry of litigation".
He went on to say that, "If somebody is harmed, you should be able to get compensated. But I think what our system has done is, you'll have a situation, someone's really not liable, but you know if you bring a suit, it's going to be more expensive to defend the suit. So you (the defendant) have an incentive, as kind of a cost of business, to just do a settlement because that will be cheaper than hiring lawyers to prove your innocence. The problem with that is that those costs get added on to everything that we do."
Want to continue reading?
Become a Free PropertyCasualty360 Digital Reader
Your access to unlimited PropertyCasualty360 content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:
- Breaking insurance news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
- Weekly Insurance Speak podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
- Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
- Critical converage of the employee benefits and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, BenefitsPRO and ThinkAdvisor
Already have an account? Sign In Now
© 2025 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
