Florida Panel Reverses Order Enforcing Settlement In Hurricane Coverage Dispute

( March 20, 2026, 1:56 PM EDT) -- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.  —  In a hurricane coverage dispute, a Florida appellate court reversed and remanded a lower court order enforcing an insured’s settlement agreement with a now-insolvent insurer against the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association (FIGA), which was substituted as a defendant after the insurer was placed into receivership, finding that the insured’s claim for attorney fees “does not fall within the statutory definition of a covered claim.”...