Florida Panel Reverses, Remands In Hurricane Irma Coverage Dispute

( April 2, 2026, 2:33 PM EDT) -- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Florida appeals court panel on April 1 reversed a lower court’s dismissal of a condominium association’s breach of contract lawsuit against an insurer seeking coverage for its property damage that was caused by Hurricane Irma, remanding for the lower court to consider on first instance the insurer’s argument that Florida Statutes Section 95.11(2)(e) operates as a statute of repose and bars the insured’s lawsuit notwithstanding the claims that the insurer intentionally delayed making a coverage determination to postpone the insured’s ability to file suit within the five-year limitations period....