(March 7, 2019, 1:22 PM EST) -- MIAMI — A Florida appeals panel on March 6 held that once a coverage dispute has occurred, an insurer may not seek appraisal under an insurance policy and Florida Statutes Section 627.7015 before providing its insured with a notice of the right to mediate, reversing and remanding a lower court’s ruling that granted the insurer’s motion to compel appraisal in a Hurricane Irma coverage dispute (Michael Kennedy, et al. v. First Protective Insurance Company, No. 3D18-1993, Fla. App., 3rd Dist., 2019 Fla. App. LEXIS 3443)....