Panel Reverses Order Enforcing Settlement Against FIGA, Remands For Hearing

( September 11, 2026, 10:52 AM EDT) -- MIAMI — A Florida appellate court reversed a lower court’s order enforcing the full settlement amount against the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association (FIGA) for a hurricane damage claim settlement agreed upon between a now-insolvent insurer and an insured, finding that the homeowner failed to meet her burden to show that the settlement did not include attorney fees; the court remanded for a hearing to determine whether a portion of payments to counsel were for attorney fees....