In the News Today – July 25, 2018

Florida Homeowner Blames Assignment of Benefits for Unfinished Work: A Florida homeowner said the contractor she hired to fix her kitchen after a pipe burst 10 months ago suggested she sign an assignment of benefits (AOB) clause as “a way for her to not have to deal with her insurer,” but then did not return. She blames the AOB clause. The article notes that hundreds of AOB cases have resulted in unfinished work and/or inflated claims. (ABC Action News)