Fla. Panel Reverses Judgment Requiring FIGA To Pay $20K In Breach Of Contract Row

( September 8, 2026, 1:25 PM EDT) -- ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A Florida appellate court reversed a lower court’s final judgment requiring the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association (FIGA) to pay $20,000 for attorney fees pursuant to a settlement between a now-insolvent insurer and an insured’s assignee, finding that the record does not indicate that the obligation to pay $20,000 under the settlement agreement constituted a covered claim under Florida law....