LMA In the News 2014-2016

Red Cross Faces Disaster Deficit
December 23, 2016, WCTV-TV – “As an insurance company helping our policyholders, we saw the Red Cross everywhere.  So it just made sense for us to support what they’re trying to do, “ said American Integrity Insurance Company spokeswoman Lisa Miller.

Lisa Miller on Personal Injury Protection reform challenges before the legislature
Capitol News Service – 12/14/16 (Television story appearance by former Deputy Insurance Commissioner Lisa Miller)

Florida Gov. Rejects CFO’s Pick for Insurance Commissioner, Application Reopened
March 29, 2016, Insurance Journal – “CFO Atwater and Gov. Scott are great leaders for our state. Their gentlemen’s disagreement over the selection for insurance commissioner will ultimately give the Cabinet more time to deliberate and find the right candidate for the position,” said Lisa Miller, former deputy insurance commissioner and current CEO of government affairs and business development firm Lisa Miller & Associates, headquartered in Tallahassee.

The Final 2: Bragg, Hager Last Men Standing for Florida Commissioner Job
March 25, 2016, Insurance Journal – “They are both seasoned professionals that understand that Florida is like no other regulatory environment in the world,” Miller said. “The 20 million residents in our state want a commissioner who listens to all stakeholders and comes up with solutions for them to have available and affordable insurance products – both of these candidates are able to do that.”

Assignment of Benefits – A personal story
February 2016, TV News Story – Unfinished repairs, unexpected bills, and litigation against their own insurance companies that they didn’t approve are the result of the rapid increase in abuse of Assignment of Benefits claims in homeowners insurance cases, with Lisa Miller on the job during legislative committees seeking answers and solutions.

Industry Reacts to McCarty Resignation, Contemplates His Next Move
January 8, 2016, Insurance Journal – “He has served this state selflessly and his international regulatory experience will provide him endless opportunities in the private market. The world is his oyster and no matter where he lands, the organization he joins will be better for it,” said Lisa Miller, former Florida Deputy Insurance Commissioner who served with McCarty in the early 2000’s and during the 2004-2005 storm season.

Florida House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee examines Assignment of Benefits Practices
March 18, 2015, The Florida Channel – This is the entire unedited proceeding.  At 2:05:00 into the program, Lisa Miller testifies that homeowners insurance claims using Assignment of Benefits are “litigation for profit schemes” that require legislative reform.

Lisa Miller: Florida Insurers Assume Liability in Agent Appointments, Licensing Verification
November 4, 2013, Insurance Journal – The agent appointment process is not as simple as some think. Insurers that are not careful could find they are in legal trouble. As in so many other areas of insurer operations, due diligence is required in the handling of agency appointments and agent licensing verification.