For those of you who have heard me speak, I often remind audiences that I have been on storm duty for every hurricane that has hit Florida since Hurricane Andrew (1992). And this past weekend was no different but yet was different. All those past hurricanes were not in my hometown. This storm duty was …
A series of regular meetings over recent weeks between FEMA and five Southwest Florida governments has helped clear up some of the confusion and miscommunication that local officials say led to FEMA’s decision to eliminate their 25% discount on federal flood insurance policies. In late March, FEMA …
A new resolution is introduced to help off-set federal flood insurance price hikes, HUD sets a new two-foot flood standard for homes, and Pinellas County sees upward of a 40% decrease in the cost of its federal flood insurance. It’s all in this week’s Flood Digest.
Tax Deductions for Flood …
A victory for automobile insurance companies from the Florida Supreme Court, a new model law with tougher standards for the nation’s public adjusters, new insurance premium tax breaks for Florida homeowners are signed into law, plus an update on Hurricane Ian claims and damages. It’s all in this …
Healthcare fraud losses reach an all-time high so far this year, DFS arrests 16 individuals involved in unlicensed contracting and workers’ comp insurance fraud, and staged automobile accidents are back in the news in, you guessed it, Miami. It’s all in this week’s Fraud News.
Healthcare Fraud Rising: The …
Florida sees a jump in workers’ compensation insurance cost per claim, a new lawsuit alleges ACA call centers targeted low-income consumers with a plan-switching scheme, and Florida’s community health centers step up to fill a gap as Walmart retreats from the health clinic market. It’s all in this week’s Healthcare Digest.…
Toxic PFAS, referred to as “forever chemicals,” have been ravaging farmland and wildlife across the U.S. according to a recent video aired by CNN, leaving farmers to pick up the pieces. Our colleague Dan Levy, lead scientist at the global engineering firm AECOM, brought this story to our attention, commenting “the human toll is gut-wrenching …
