During his term, President Franklin Roosevelt would regularly speak to America from the White House and Americans huddled around their fireplaces and their radios to listen. Last week I presented an hour-long “fireside chat” with agents and adjusters that are members of the Central Florida Independent Insurance Agents and CPCU Society chapters.
Many of the …
The latest claims numbers from Hurricane Michael will be released here later today by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) as the counting also continues to find the exact number of destroyed buildings in Bay County, ground zero for the storm’s 155 mph winds. Even measurements …
The expression “Good data begets good policy” not only applies to public policy, but also to an insurance policy – especially a flood insurance policy. A new analysis reveals the peril we create when we use old data to rely on providing proper and sufficient insurance coverage. Two hundred Mexico …
This current period of sea level rise we’re experiencing on Florida’s coasts is affecting the number of homes impacted by storm surge. A new report by the First Street Foundation in collaboration with Columbia University, shows the 7 inches of sea level rise here …
So, what are we to do about the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which still provides about 95% of the flood policies in the U.S.? The federal program is coming up for expiration November 30 from another temporary four-month extension granted this past summer. Predictions …
Opioid treatment, workers’ comp among other frauds of note
The Federal Trade Commission has shut-down a South Florida-based operation that it says was marketing discount health programs disguised as Affordable Care Act-qualified health insurance plans. Also in South Florida, the owner of an opioid treatment center is under arrest for insurance fraud, plus the crackdown …
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