At least six property insurers in Florida have opened a new front in their battle against public claims adjusters – policy endorsements that strongly discourage property owners’ use of public adjusters altogether.
And the National Association of Public Insurance Adjusters and the the Florida Association of Public Insurance Adjusters have filed suit, contending that some of the endorsements are not allowed under Florida statutes.
“They’re unfair to the people who are working for the insureds, and they’re illegal,” Jonathan Zachem, general counsel for FAPIA, said at the group’s conference this week in Orlando. “It’s a