As industries across the board adopt artificial intelligence (AI), insurers have likewise recognized its potential to enhance efficiency in claims administration. Yet with this opportunity comes tension: consumers expect both swift resolution of claims and individualized attention. AI can help …

When Algorithms Deny: AI and the New Frontier of Bad Faith Read more »

In Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co. v. Naze, No. 4D2024-0098 (Fla. 4th DCA June 4, 2025), the Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed a jury verdict in favor of the insured, holding that the trial court improperly admitted irrelevant …

Fourth DCA Reverses Jury Verdict Due to Improper Admission of Claims Handling and Bad Faith Evidence Read more »

Introduction The 2023 amendments to Florida Statute § 624.155, enacted through HB 837, significantly reshaped the landscape of bad faith litigation in Florida. Among the most consequential changes were the additions of two key provisions—§§ 624.1551 and 624.155(6)—both aimed at …

Retroactivity, Appraisal, and Interpleader: Navigating Florida’s Bad Faith Reforms After Cindy Vo v. Scottsdale Read more »

In its recent decision, Brink v. Direct General Ins. Co., 38 F.4th 917 (11th Cir. 2022), the Eleventh Circuit ruled 2-1 that the Florida district court erred when it failed to instruct a jury that an insurer not only owed …

Eleventh Circuit: Jury Instruction About Notice to Insured of Settlement Demand Was Required (Florida) Read more »