Panel Reverses Rulings Denying Vacatur Of Default, Final Judgment In FIGA Row

( October 9, 2026, 9:46 AM EDT) -- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Florida appellate court reversed and remanded a lower court’s orders denying motions by the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association (FIGA) to vacate a default and set aside a default final judgment in a breach of contract dispute after FIGA was substituted for a now-insolvent property insurer, finding that the lower court erred in entering the default and default final judgment because FIGA had filed a notice of appearance and was not served with the notice of application for default as required under the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure....