Builder handyman with construction tools. Photo by kurhan/Shutterstock.com Assignment of benefits is a decades-old practice that involves insurance customers signing over claims to contractors, who do work and ultimately pursue payment from insurers. The issue has become controversial in recent years amid allegations by insurers that the system has become rife with fraud and litigation, driving up consumers' insurance premiums. (Photo: kurhan/Shutterstock.com)

A Florida Senate committee plunged again into a debate about the controversial insurance practice known as "assignment of benefits," with the chairman vowing to resolve the issue after unsuccessful attempts in past years.

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