Allstate Insurance Co. v. Martinez

We have for review the decision in Allstate Insurance Co. v. Martinez, 790 So.2d 1151 (Fla. 3d DCA 2001), in which the Third District affirmed the decision of the trial court.1 The parties were in dispute over whether a homeowner’s insurance policy appraisal clause required formal arbitration, governed by the Florida Arbitration Code. See id. at 1152. The Third District certified conflict with the decisions in Hoenstine v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co., 736 So.2d 761 (Fla. 5th DCA 1999), and Florida Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Co. v. Sheaffer, 687 So.2d 1331 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997). See id.…