I recently listened to a podcast featuring the man who personifies leadership in our state: Florida’s Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie. He appeared on the Florida Technology Council’s Life, Leadership, and Technology video podcast on the episode “Leading When Every Second Counts.” Guthrie, who is celebrating his 35th year in public safety, says his …
LMA NEWSLETTER June 30, 2025
‘Improving Financial Conditions’ for Florida’s Property Insurance Market
Legislative reforms’ impact ‘simply irrefutable’
Florida’s property insurance market continues its rebound, reflecting improving financial conditions, as more carriers join the market; Citizens Property Insurance policy count drops below 800,000 amid other encouraging signs; plus a rare rate hearing for a Florida reciprocal insurance company. It’s all in this week’s Property Insurance News.
Improving Market:…
Solar Credits on the Chopping Block
Plus, the newest oil drilling ban & red tide costs
The Big Beautiful Bill could slash Florida’s solar tax credits, Governor DeSantis approves a drilling ban on the Apalachicola River, and the real economic impact of 2018’s red tide is in the billions. It’s all in this week’s Environmental and Engineering Digest.
Solar Credits: …
Scott Pushing Federal Flood Insurance Overhaul
Plus, a new tool for resilient building
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) could be getting a huge overhaul under a package of bills from Florida Senator Rick Scott, and a new tool could help Florida homeowners weather flood risks and lower insurance costs. It’s all in this week’s Flood Digest.
NFIP Facelift: Senator …
Lawmakers Recharge My Safe Florida Home
Plus, reinforcing A1A and why Idalia got so big, so fast
The Florida Legislature renews funding for a popular home mitigation program, new secant walls mean Florida’s beloved A1A should fare better in the face of hurricanes, and a USF study finds rivers can supercharge Gulf hurricanes when waters start to mix. It’s all in …
The Cursive Plight
Many things are lost to the conveniences of the modern age, and cursive handwriting is no exception. For recent younger generations who did not learn cursive in school, the script can be more like a foreign language than our more standardized lettering – enough so that the National Archives have taken to the internet to …