Year: 2023

Hurricane Prediction Questioned as Season Winds Down

Mexico’s surprisingly devastating Hurricane Otis proves that predicting hurricane intensification can be a tricky business, the three-week countdown begins to the end of the official Atlantic hurricane season that appears to have petered-out, plus the spoils of Hurricane Ian on …

Private Flood Insurance Rising as Federal Ebbs

Private flood insurance is growing as federal flood insurance declines and could be the future of flood coverage, a Florida state senator refiles a bill requiring flood zone disclosures for renters, and FEMA announces almost $2 billion in available funding …

Homeowners Flock to Last-Resort Insurance Policies

October 4, 2023, Wall Street Journal – “Policyholders are much better off being with a private insurance company than Citizens, not only for better coverage but to escape the potential ‘tax’ that can happen,” said Lisa Miller, a former Florida …

Hurricane Idalia & Insurance Claims

August 31, 2023, On the Point, WHBO-AM, Tampa – Former deputy insurance commissioner Lisa Miller shares her viewpoint on the impact that Hurricane Idalia’s damage will have on Florida’s property insurance market and tips for insurance consumers on filing damage …