Navigation Uthmeier returns millions from insurer to Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier’s office has secured the return of tens of millions of dollars from Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company to the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund.
The agreement, announced April 1, resolves allegations that the company fraudulently submitted numerous ineligible claims for reimbursement in violation of the Florida False Claims Act. This is the first time the Office of the Attorney General has secured repayment related to an insurance fraud case.
“Thanks to the outstanding work of Associate Deputy Attorney General Nicholas Weilhammer, Director Liz Brady, and Assistant Attorney General Andrew Butler, our office secured the return of more than $30 million to the state’s hurricane fund from fraudulent insurance submission allegations following Hurricane Irma,” Uthmeier said. “As Floridians, we know the impact that hurricanes can have on our state and how important recovery efforts are in a storm’s aftermath in helping residents start to rebuild.
