Like most states, Florida enacted a risk-shifting statute for attorneys’ fees and costs when litigants make a statutory proposal for settlement. Florida Statute § 768.79 establishes that framework for proposals for settlement (also known as offers of judgment) in civil lawsuits. The 2nd District Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Hurst v. Bell, No.

The Lloyd’s of London connection behind the 2026 World Baseball Classic — and what it means for commercial policyholders in specialty insurance markets

The 2026 World Baseball Classic, which concluded this past March in Miami with Venezuela’s first-ever title, featured many of the best baseball players on earth. Aaron Judge, Bryce Harper, and…

The hallmark of a claims-made liability policy is coverage exclusively for claims “first made” during the policy period, thus limiting the insurer’s risk to new claims asserted against the policyholder during a finite time period. Insurers further reduce their risk by “deeming” related claims to be a single claim made on the earliest date the…