Happy New Year! The Cherokee Grandfather’s Lesson parable below comes from one of our loyal readers and is a favorite for both of us. I hope you like it, too, and agree that despite enormous challenges, now is the time in this new year of 2021 to transform problems into solutions, crises into constructive accomplishments.…
The Florida Building Code has a change in its treatment of roof repair versus replacement. Section 706.5 of the building code is expanded to specifically allow for the use of salvaged tile as long as it is not broken and of like material and profile. The changes were effective January …
As we begin 2021, most of our readers and our eyes will be focused on this year’s Florida Legislature. The first of five weeks of committee weeks begin a week from today, leading to the start of the official 60-day legislative session on March 2. We anticipate most of next week’s …
In our November 30 edition, we shared the FSU Florida Catastrophic Storm Risk Management Center report Citizens Exposure Reduction and Depopulation Opportunities Analysis. The study was contracted by Citizens Property Insurance Corporation to identify any opportunities to reduce Citizens’ exposure as well as opportunities to expand and strengthen the …
Effective May 1, 2021, the Florida Supreme Court (with Justice Jorge Labarga dissenting) has, on its own motion, amended Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.510 (Summary Judgment). This rule change now aligns Florida’s summary judgment standard with that of the federal courts and of 38 states that have already adopted the …
One of the prominent business interruption coverage lawsuits from the pandemic that we’ve been watching here in Florida has ended in dismissal – again for “lack of physical damage,” as required in the insurance policy. A federal judge in Tampa has thrown out the case filed by Prime Times Sports …
Despite and certainly because of the challenges facing Florida’s homeowners insurance market, there are things we can do as insurance consumers and as the insurance professionals who serve them, to make 2021 a better year for all. While it certainly includes getting the best priced coverage, it also has to do …
Chances are that you’re starting this new workweek in this New Year working from home. That’s likely to continue, or at least the option to do so, regardless of how fast the coronavirus pandemic passes this year. Bill Wagner should know. He’s the President and CEO of LogMeIn, providers of the remote meeting technology behind …
