Opinion: AOB inertia

The campaign for meaningful reform to address Florida's
assignment of benefits (AOB) crisis has been nothing if not vocally
persistent.
Citizens, private insurers, industry trade bodies, regulators
and state officials have been highlighting the issue and the damage
it is wreaking on the health of Florida's homeowners'
market.
A media blitz has brought the topic national coverage, with even
a Wall Street Journal op-ed calling out AOB abuse by trial
lawyers in the state in recent weeks.
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