I am a follower of Jack Levine, head of the 4Generations Institute. Jack has been an advocate for children in the Florida legislature for almost 50 years. I read his recent publication and it inspired me to share much of what he wrote this week.
Like the super-majority of Americans, I’m directly related to …
With just two weeks remaining in the Florida legislative session, most insurance bills seem back on track. The log jam broke last week, with the House Commerce Committee passing a series of insurance bills that Senate Committees had previously passed for the most part. …
A Florida property insurance company has been declared insolvent and taken over by the state; insurance regulators are working with carriers to quantify Florida’s big insurance litigation problem contributing to such closures; and insight into what one industry observer is calling the latest tactic by plaintiff attorneys to get more claims money out …
Florida’s appellate courts have again sided with insurance companies on whether claim settlement proposals need to include specific offers of attorney fees; and on another question of ambiguity about whether the appraisal process applies to emergency mitigation work. Plus, there’s been a major settlement in the families’ lawsuit in the …
A new survey suggests that rising sea levels are not having much of an impact on Miami’s housing market, while another study shows that with greater awareness will come some potentially catastrophic impacts on Florida’s greater housing market and economy. Plus, a success story on flood mitigation. It’s all in this week’s …
