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LMA Newsletter January 18, 2021
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LISA'S BLOG
Florida Leads in Avoided Losses in FEMA Building Codes Study
FEMA is out with a report showing the value of mitigation in having – and following – modern building codes. FEMA modeled 18.1 million buildings built in the U.S. since 2000 and found that the nation has benefited to the …
LMA IN THE NEWS
Fla. lawmakers seeking new ways to curb wave of litigation against P&C insurers
December 22, 2020, S&P Global – Lisa Miller, a former Florida deputy insurance commissioner who now works with consumers on property insurance issues, said there was an 80% drop in lawsuits in Texas within 30 days of the law’s enactment. …
HURRICANE UPDATES
Eta Exits Florida
November 12, 2020, 4PM Update – Tropical Storm Eta exited Florida earlier this afternoon with lingering showers and windy conditions expected to end by this evening. It made landfall around 4am at Cedar Key in the upper Gulf of …
PRESS RELEASES
“Easy-Peasy” Hurricane Season Prep Tips by former Deputy Insurance Commissioner
Forecasted Active Season Requires Active Preparation
TALLAHASSEE — Former Florida Deputy Insurance Commissioner Lisa Miller has a fun reminder to kickoff what is forecast to be an above average hurricane season here in Florida and along the Atlantic and Gulf …
Eta Exits Florida
November 12, 2020, 4PM Update – Tropical Storm Eta exited Florida earlier this afternoon with lingering showers and windy conditions expected to end by this evening. It made landfall around 4am at Cedar Key in the upper Gulf of …
Eta Regains Strength to Minimal Hurricane
November 11, 2020, 1PM Update – Tropical Storm Eta is now Hurricane Eta and heading toward the Tampa Bay area and north with an expected landfall tomorrow morning perhaps as a tropical storm. From there, it will weaken to a …
Hurricane Sally’s Pensacola Damage Could Have Been Worse
September 21, 2020 – I spent this past weekend crisscrossing the Pensacola area helping homeowners and other insurance consumers in recovery efforts from Hurricane Sally. (I’ll be here through tomorrow night and am happy to help any of my industry …
Exclusive Drone Video and Images from Hurricane Sally
September 18, 2020 – As the cleanup continues here in Pensacola from the aftermath of Hurricane Sally’s Wednesday landfall, we want to share the most complete footage we’ve seen to date of the storm’s impact. Sally made landfall just 30 …
Temporary Downgrade for Isaias, But “Don’t Be Fooled” Warns Governor
August 1, 2020, PM Update – Hurricane Isaias was downgraded to a tropical storm earlier this evening but has shifted slightly west and will impact Florida’s East Coast, with hurricane conditions expected Sunday. Forecasters expect Isaias to intensify overnight back …
