Push for insurance law certification gains momentum
Sponsors hope three major hurricanes this year will help convince the Board of Legal Specialization and Education to approve an “Insurance Coverage Law” board certification program when it meets November 8.
“I am very optimistic that the full BLSE will agree that there is a void in current Florida Bar board certifications when it comes to insurance,” said Tampa attorney Debbie Crockett. “That void can only be filled by the creation of the Insurance Coverage Law board certification.”
Crockett, a member of Cheffy Passidomo’s litigation department for the past decade, heads a Real Property, Probate & Trust Law panel that filed the proposal in late August, after Hurricane Debby. Since then, Helene and Milton struck less than 12 days apart, damaging thousands of homes and businesses and threatening to further destabilize the insurance market.