Palm Beach Post’s Protecting Your Wallet blog March 20, 2017 An appeals court on Monday backed State Farm’s bid to hide from the public how many home insurance customers it serves or cancels in Florida, leading consumer advocates to mourn a loss of transparency and accountability. If there are no further challenges and competitors follow […]
Court Backs State Farm on Policy Information
By The News Service of Florida’s Jim Saunders March 20, 2017 An appeals court Monday sided with State Farm Florida in a dispute about whether policy information submitted to state regulators is a “trade secret” and should be shielded from public disclosure. The unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of […]
State Farm secrecy ruling baffles advocates, company stops talking – Palm Beach Post
May 17, 2016 – Charles Elmore Consumer advocates are scratching their heads over a Florida judge’s ruling that would let State Farm — and potentially every other property insurer in the state — hide information that has been public for years. Read the ruling here. If Leon County Circuit Judge James C. Hankinson grappled with […]
