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General Property Issues

My Mediation Story!

November 11, 2018 - Opinion by Scott Johnson Leave a Comment

I may have been in the insurance industry for 40 years, but…when it comes to Florida’s mediation statute, I’ve been a lay person.  I had no idea how useful and easy (and free) state sponsored mediation could be. That’s until December 2010 when, late one holiday evening, our cozy fireplace popped a small flaming ember onto the rug immediately in front of the hearth.

In the seconds it took to find the TV remote and pause our movie, locate the appropriate fireside tool and flick the menacing cinder back from whence it came,  a silver-dollar sized hole was seared into our high-end, deep pile carpet. [Read more…] about My Mediation Story!

Filed Under: Advocacy, General Property Issues

Assignment of Benefits…The Good News!

January 4, 2016 - Opinion by Scott Johnson Leave a Comment

Let’s start 2016 with some of the good news regarding AOB abuse. While the “parade of horribles” continues to worsen, there have been some hopeful occurrences on the reform front. [Read more…] about Assignment of Benefits…The Good News!

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Assignment of Benefits…Lots & Lots of Dots!

November 19, 2015 - Opinion by Scott Johnson Leave a Comment

More and more, it seems, the enumerable and often disparate dots of Assignment of Benefits (AOB) are being connected. Both the commentary and the data calls from Insurance Consumer Advocate Sha’Ron James and Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty beg acknowledgement of a major cost driver and a growing willingness to attack it head on. (See NOTE #1 below). [Read more…] about Assignment of Benefits…Lots & Lots of Dots!

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Assignment of Benefits…the predators!

October 9, 2015 - Opinion by Scott Johnson Leave a Comment

Despite Governor Scott’s inaugural pledge that “…we WILL NOT ALLOW a small group of predatory lawyers to stalk the business community in search of deep pockets…”, it appears that’s exactly what’s happening. (See NOTE #1 below) [Read more…] about Assignment of Benefits…the predators!

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AOB… the “Tipping Point” is here!

September 15, 2015 - Opinion by Scott Johnson 1 Comment

Before I let you in on an important development in the fight against Assignment of Benefits (AOB), let’s set the stage by reviewing how we got to this point.

What is this point? I call it the “Tipping Point”. The point where someone on the other side admits that our side is right. [Read more…] about AOB… the “Tipping Point” is here!

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Assignment of Benefits…Conspiracies Abound!

August 10, 2015 - Opinion by Scott Johnson 2 Comments

It’s December 30, 2009 somewhere in Miami, Florida–the day before New Year’s Eve. Carolina Espinosa, the 31 year old wife of 56 year old Fausto Espinosa, drives the couples’ Rolls Royce to the home of Jose Gonzalez. The three are concocting a plan to commit arson as a small part of their elaborate and immensely diabolical property insurance fraud ring–one this married public adjuster couple operated for close to a decade. [Read more…] about Assignment of Benefits…Conspiracies Abound!

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Assignment of Benefits–the fight!

August 3, 2015 - Opinion by Scott Johnson 2 Comments

Since the courts have punted AOB reform to lawmakers, we now know who, and to some extent how, to give consumers needed reforms.  That doesn’t mean that the executive branch isn’t needed to assist. Indeed…it doesn’t mean that its’ inaction or decision making, so far, isn’t partially responsible for the continuing consumer abuse. [Read more…] about Assignment of Benefits–the fight!

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Assignment of Benefits…The Agent Connection!

July 15, 2015 - Opinion by Scott Johnson Leave a Comment

In case it’s not apparent, and even if it’s not welcomed, agents are on the front line of the Assignment of Benefits (AOB) fight. They (you) are who consumers turn to for advice after a loss. You are the ones who often have the opportunity, sometimes even the obligation, to assist with recovery efforts, particularly when it comes to avoiding fraud and/or unethical practices by remediators. [Read more…] about Assignment of Benefits…The Agent Connection!

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Assignment of Benefits…an explosion!!

July 9, 2015 - Opinion by Scott Johnson Leave a Comment

As bad as things are with AOB, including yet another bad decision from the 1st DCA affirming that courts are powerless to protect consumers, it now appears the scam has launched into the stratosphere!  (See NOTE #1 below).

An explosion of abuse, and aggression from the abusers, has mushroomed property litigation to a point “..unthinkable a year ago”. [Read more…] about Assignment of Benefits…an explosion!!

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AOB…Best Laid Plans!

June 26, 2015 - Opinion by Scott Johnson Leave a Comment

My plan for this report to be another on the AOB “blame game” was just preempted by the most recent in a series of hurtful court decisions. [Read more…] about AOB…Best Laid Plans!

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