LMA Newsletter – Pre-2019

Since 2012, readers of the LMA Newsletter have received timely information and insights about Florida’s insurance marketplace. Published weekly during legislative sessions and bi-weekly the rest of the year, the newsletter focuses on current insurance and related issues impacting disaster management, environment, engineering, construction, and real estate interests. There are also stories of encouragement for those who work in this industry notwithstanding its challenges and “pearls” of information that will help readers raise the bar. During the Florida legislative session, the newsletter provides tracking, analysis and insight on bills and broader issues being considered by the legislature of impact to insurance and related interests. The stories are searchable using the search window at the top of the right column.  SUBSCRIBE NOW

LMA NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 22, 2018

Hurricane Michael’s Florida Devastation & Recovery

Good Monday morning.  Today is the 12th day after Hurricane Michael hit Florida’s panhandle as a strong Cat 4 storm with sustained winds of 155 mph.  So far, 25 people have died in …

LMA NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 8, 2018

Think Big, Start Small, Grow Quickly

So many of us are inundated with big bodacious ideas that we want to accomplish – buying a house, getting a new job, painting the house, going on the dream vacation, or maybe …

LMA NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

A Plea for Help or a Solicitation for Input?

Two weeks ago, I appeared on a panel in Ft. Lauderdale with South Florida local elected officials and business owners to talk through the economic impacts of sea level rise.  The …

LMA NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

One Word: Trust

Over these last couple of weeks, as Florida watched the primary election unfold and I traveled the state working with various candidates, I kept hearing volunteers and voters talk about whether or not they could trust those …

LMA NEWSLETTER AUGUST 27, 2018

When You Lose, Sometimes You Win!

I spent some time the past couple of weeks on a listening tour among several seasoned insurance agents, trying to get a feel for what’s goingon in the field in flood insurance and …

LMA NEWSLETTER AUGUST 13, 2018

Ode to Technology and the Human Spirit

Good morning!  You’ll notice that a good many of the stories in this issue touch on an ever familiar factor in our personal and business lives: technology.  Thanks to it, we now …

LMA NEWSLETTER of 7-30-18

No More Sofa Sinking!

Because I live in Tallahassee (some would affectionately call it Hooterville) I do not hear or see many campaign ads compared to the ones aired in Central and South Florida. And for those who know me …

LMA NEWSLETTER JULY 16, 2018

Need Help or Want to Offer Help During a Storm?
Yep, there’s an app for that!

Here at Lisa Miller & Associates, we especially admire those who are using innovation and entrepreneurship to help Florida’s insurance consumers and marketplace.  Count …

LMA NEWSLETTER JULY 2, 2018

Let’s Do Our Swimmingly Best!

You will notice in this edition that we report on various and recent arrests of those perpetrating insurance fraud and stealing from policyholders.  As I was reading the newsletter draft before we went to press, …

LMA NEWSLETTER JUNE 18, 2018

Industry Beware: Inside the AOB Epidemic

Happy Monday!  If you’ve been a reader of this LMA Newsletterfor any length of time, you know that we are all over Assignment of Benefits (AOB) abuse like flies on honey, as …