Panel Reverses Ruling Making FIGA Pay Disputed Attorney Fees In Coverage Row

( July 10, 2026, 9:32 AM EDT) -- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Florida appeals court reversed and remanded a lower court’s ruling enforcing a settlement agreement specifically as to the payment of $21,500 in attorney fees to a homeowner in a coverage dispute with the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association (FIGA) over damage to the homeowner’s property, allegedly caused by a tropical storm, finding that the insured homeowner failed to show that the settlement amount did not include attorney fees....