People's Trust Insurance Co. v. Pesta

People’s Trust Insurance Company (insurer) petitions for a writ of certiorari seeking review of an order denying a motion to dismiss a class action suit. We grant the petition because Respondent Joseph Pesta did not exhaust available administrative remedies.

Pesta filed a class action suit against the insurer (his homeowner’s insurance carrier) and the insurer’s managing general agent alleging the insurer improperly collected a $25 managing general agent (MGA) fee on all of its insurance policies in violation of section 626.7451, Florida Statutes. Pesta alleged he should not have been charged…