LMA NEWSLETTER February 15, 2021

Standing Tall

We wanted to do a brief open this edition with a reader sending us this picture who asked, “Why is your newsletter all about dogs?!”  Because we are advocates for a lot of causes – property insurance reform, disaster recovery public policy, consumer advocacy, dog rescue, housing scholarships for young college students, and the list …

Bill Watch

Recap of committee week 4 & preview of week 5

Expect to see a lot of action on bills this week, the last committee week before the Florida Legislature begins its formal 60-day annual session on March 2.  This past committee week was a relatively slow one for insurance and disaster-related bills, except the measure …

Regulatory Changes in the Works

Workers’ comp, warranty associations, legal expense corps

There are a couple of proposed changes in insurance regulation underway in Florida to share with you this edition.  One involves workers’ compensation and the other pertains to service warranty and home warranty associations, and legal expense insurance corporations.  Plus, a reminder of a new rule that takes …

New Help for Hurricane Michael Victims

Money awarded for community resilience, too

With 95% of Hurricane Michael insurance claims now closed, the state of Florida has opened a fund to help Panhandle residents impacted by the October 2018 Category 5 hurricane repair, rebuild, or replace their homes.  There’s also news this week on a big infusion of money to help rebuild …

Tico Time!

“In a tree by the brook, there’s a songbird who sings, sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven…” and ooh, it really does make us wonder how Tico, the double yellow-headed Amazon Parrot, developed such an impressive vibrato!

Accompanied by his owner, Frank Maglio, and his guitar, the duo performs their own rendition of the …