Greater clarity came this week from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) via Florida Commissioner David Altmaier: Florida has 8% of all homeowners’ claims in the U.S., yet 76% of all homeowners’ claims lawsuits. Boom.
In a letter to House Commerce Chairman Rep. Blaise Ingoglia (R-Spring Hill), widely quoted in committee meetings last week, …
Last week, the Florida Legislature made significant progress on bills dealing with resiliency, property insurance, and the appropriations process. The Governor has on his desk the legislature’s bill SB 1954. It establishes the Resilient Florida Grant Program to fund costs of community resilience …
The federal probe into alleged public corruption in the Florida Panhandle in the aftermath of 2018‘s Hurricane Michael is widening. A former city commissioner and a developer have now been charged, joining a former mayor and a former city attorney in what prosecutors say was a pay-to-play scheme with storm cleanup …
Florida not only has more than its share of unchecked home repair fraud, we’re also fighting a continuous battle to catch auto insurance fraud. Our neighbors in Louisiana are taking a lesson from Florida, with the legislature there now considering a tough new bill that makes staging a car …
This has been a busy couple of weeks on the flood & resilience front, with Alabama passing a bill to exempt private flood insurance from rate filing requirements, and a new survey on consumer opinions on flood risk and insurance. I’m getting ready to present later this week at a …
There was an item in the news this week that reminded us that Florida is truly a state of innovation, including its oldest industry: agriculture. The Sunshine State became known for its booming orange industry, and while that crop has significantly declined (now trailing California), Florida still offers a beautiful abundance of healthy fruits. Blueberries …
