Public Adjusters Can't Also Be Appraisers on the Claim, Florida Supreme Court Finds

The high court affirmed a 2nd District Court of Appeal decision in a lawsuit filed by Jon Douglas Parrish against State Farm Insurance Co. over damages suffered during Hurricane Irma. The contract called for KCC to be paid 10% of any amount recovered from State Farm. In January 2018, KCC sent State Farm a proof of loss valuing the damage at $495,079 and demanding…