After repeated legislative battles about the issue in recent years, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that will revamp the controversial insurance practice known as “assignment of benefits.”

DeSantis and other supporters of the bill (HB 7065) pointed to abuses of the so-called AOB process. The bill signing, while expected, was a major victory for the insurance industry, which contends that AOB fraud and excessive litigation have helped lead to higher property-insurance rates.