Sometimes it’s not just what you say, but how big you say it—at least when it comes to service contracts and warranties. While most states’ service contract and vehicle protection products (VPP) warranty laws have similar language for required disclosures in the terms and conditions, some states require unique formatting
2019 was a busy legislative year in the vehicle service contract and vehicle protection product warranty industry with 12 states passing legislation directly affecting the laws regulating these products. Below is a brief summary of the major changes made in each of these states; however, there may be other nuances
This Thursday Meenan P.A. is co-hosting the Second Annual Back Pack Drive for Boys Town with the Administrative Law Section at Happy Motoring starting at 5:30. Come on out and have some fund and do some good. Tax free time started over the weekend and extends through this week. If
On Monday, July 29, 2019, the Florida Supreme Court, by a vote of 4 to 3, decided to discharge jurisdiction and not address whether Florida law allows for an insurer’s homeowner’s policy to require the consent of all insureds, including a mortgagee such as a bank, before a post-loss assignment
On June 21, 2019, Tim Meenan participated in a panel at the Florida Association of Insurance Agents discussing Assignment of Benefits reform legislation, the need for attorney fee multiplier reform, the importance of the 2020 elections and the new Florida Supreme Court.
On April 5, 2019, the First DCA issued a rare en banc decision in Sedgwick CMS and The Hartford/Sedgwick CMS v. Valcourt-Williams, Case No. 1D17-96. Writing for the majority, Judge Winsor opined that Valcourt-Williams, a workers’ compensation claims adjuster employed under a telecommuting agreement for claims adjudication firm Sedgwick CMS,
In Timbs v. Indiana, 586 U.S. ___ (2019), the U.S. Supreme Court established that the Eighth Amendment’s ban on excessive fines is an incorporated protection that applies to the states under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause. While the facts in Timbs were centered around the accused’s underlying conduct in
Tim Meenan serves as Master of Ceremonies for the Florida Chamber of Commerce Insurance Summit in Miami. The hot topics include Assignment of Benefits abuse, glass farming, stopping fraud and the dramatic increase in Hurricane Irma claims.
Tim Meenan, James Ross and the rest of the Meenan Team partnered with the Administrative Law Section of the Florida Bar to host the inaugural “Back to School Bash” to benefit Boys Town of North Florida, a national organization that assists at-risk children. All told we raised more than $300
Sandy Robinson, President of American Guaranty Fund Group, and Executive Director of Florida Insurance Guaranty Association, receiving a resolution issued by Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier lauding her 30 years work in the insurance and guaranty fund industry’s. Presenting along with Tim Meenan is Kimberly Blackburn, FIGA Chair, and Tom