February 15, 2020, South Florida Sun Sentinel – Lisa Miller, a former deputy insurance commissioner who now runs an insurance-focused consultancy firm, said insurers aren’t equipped to withstand the volume of lawsuits. “The red ink all over the financials of …
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Home insurer seeks $30 a month average statewide price hike
December 30, 2019, Sun-Sentinel – Regarding the 20 percent of water claims that Edison officials said are filed by third party legal representatives, such as attorneys or public adjusters, Miller said: “Why on earth would others be filing claims other …
FEMA Urged to Adopt Parametric Insurance and Blockchain to Address Coverage Gap
November 21, 2019, Claims Journal –Lisa Miller, a lobbyist in Tallahassee, Fla. who advocates for increased private flood insurance coverage, said it is refreshing to see FEMA embracing technical solutions. “This entire industry is moving from yellow legal pads to …
Advocates Push Model Law for Private Flood, Quibble about Education Mandate
October 28, 2019, Claims Journal – Lisa Miller, a lobbyist in Tallahassee, Florida who represents insurers, said the drafters of the proposed model law are trying to improve on the Florida legislation, which was a first-blush attempt at passing substantial …
Growing Private Flood Market Will Test Claim Professionals
October 14, 2019, Claims Journal – Lisa Miller, a former Florida deputy insurance commissioner who now runs a government relations consulting firm, said this to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ Catastrophe Working Group: “This simple idea is designed not …
CFO Holds Insurance Villages
October 12, 2019, WMBB-TV – “There’s no substitute for face to face. You can email, you can talk by phone. But to sit down with and talk with someone and sort things out is really the way to negotiate,” said …
Intersection: Preparing for Hurricane Dorian
August 30, 2019, WMFE-FM, Orlando – “When you are filing an insurance claim, make sure you have all the documentation about your damage. Take pictures, keep a journal – I recommend a claim journal. Because remember, when the insurance adjuster …
Hurricane Michael destroyed their homes. Then the insurance heartache began.
June 26, 2019, Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg – “I’m puzzled why lawyers who say they have their consumers’ best interest at heart encourage people to file a claim that 33 cents of every dollar goes in that lawyer’s pocket,” …
Bipartisan Flood Insurance Compromise Gets Lukewarm Reception
June 11, 2019, Bloomberg Environment – Canceling the program’s debt would essentially amount to a $20 billion subsidy of flood claim filers, where “taxpayers who were not affected by instances that caused the event are subsidizing those that were,” said …
Hurricane preparation should start long before the first gust of wind
June 5, 2019, Clay Today – “One of the most important things we can do as Floridians is not forget that storm season comes every year and we need to always assume it will be a serious hurricane season,” said …
