Areas Of Practice

Civil Litigation | Appellate Practice | Coverage & Bad Faith Litigation | Complex Civil Litigation | Global Settlements | First Party Property

Ms. Anderson practices insurance defense litigation specializing in complex federal and state coverage issues and insurer bad faith cases including appeals. Her experience includes formulating coverage opinions and litigating first and third party coverage and liability issues for auto, property, umbrella, commercial general liability, homeowners, disability, employers’ liability, and professional malpractice policies. Jane has assisted insurers with agent E&O issues and claims, and well as indemnity issues between insurers and their agents or brokers. Additionally, she assists insurers with pre-suit claims handling issues, including responding to time demands, responding to civil remedy notices of insurer violation, Cunningham agreements, Coblentz agreements, dealing with liens and subrogation claims and underwriting matters. She is an approved instructor through the Florida Department of Financial Services. Ms. Anderson has drafted and presented numerous seminars to claims handlers on claim handling, bad faith, coverage issues, declaratory judgment actions, and general liability issues.

Jane counsels insurers on claim handling practices and is available to provide in-house training for insurers regarding best practices.

Prior to joining Boyd & Jenerette, P.A., Ms. Anderson worked in private practice with another law firm and eventually opened their Jacksonville, Florida office as the Managing Partner. Prior to going into private practice, she worked as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Thomas H. Barkdull and the Honorable Gerald B. Cope, Jr. at the Third District Court of Appeals in Miami, Florida. 

Jane is active in supporting the ASPCA and various organizations that rescue abused and abandoned animals. She and her family have three cocker spaniels and two cats which are all rescues.

Admissions

State of Florida, 1995
United States District Court, 1997

• Middle District of Florida
• Northern District of Florida
• Southern District of Florida

Memberships

Seminars

• Responding to Time Demands in Florida; A Practical Guide for the Claim Handler
• Common Coverage Issues in Auto and Commercial General Liability Policies
• Statutory Bad Faith and Responding to Civil Remedy Notices of Insurer Violations
• Ethical Claims Handling
• Uninsured Motorists Coverage in Florida
• 10 Most Common (and Avoidable) Claim Handling Mistakes
• Declaratory Judgment Actions
• Conducting Coverage Investigations in Florida

* If you would like Ms. Anderson to present a seminar, please contact her directly.

Education

B.S. Nova Southeastern University, 1990, summa cum laude
J.D., Nova Southeastern University, 1994, summa cum laude