In SB 2-A and SB 4-A signed Dec. 16, 2022, the legislature recently eliminated Florida's one-way fee shifting statute for first-party claims brought against residential and commercial surplus lines and admitted property insurers. Under the former law, a court was obligated to award a reasonable fee in favor of the insured or beneficiary who settled or obtained a judgment in his or her favor against a property insurer. Under the new law neither Fla. Stat. 626.9373 nor 627.428 apply as both sections now state that "in a suit arising under a residential or commercial property insurance policy, there is no right to attorney fees …"