Florida’s largest private homeowner insurer, Fort Lauderdale based Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company, was hit with a fine of $1.3 million. Florida’s Office of Insurance Regulation handed down the penalty on May 30, 2013 for various actions taken by Universal over the course the past few years ranging from improper cancellation of insurance policies, mishandling of insurance claims, and post-claim underwriting. The full copy of the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation’s Order listing all violations against Universal Property and Casualty can be found here. If your insurer is Universal Property and Casualty or this has happened to you, please give us a call to learn more about how we have helped similar clients recover money damages.