TALLAHASSEE — The emerging distributed ledger software technology Blockchain, being developed for use in financial transactions, has applications in how we manage insurance information, too. It could one day be used to reduce Florida’s nearly 27% rate of uninsured drivers …
DETERMINING THE RISK OF SCHOOL SHOOTINGS – Florida’s new law may mean more lawsuits
TALLAHASSEE — In the aftermath of the Parkland, Florida school shooting, insurance companies are now turning to new and more sophisticated predictive modeling to try to determine the level of risk involved with major casualty events, occurring more often in …
THE ‘AOB TRAP’ VEXING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE ON THE EVE OF ITS 2018 SESSION
TALLAHASSEE (January 5, 2018) — Fort Myers retiree Sandra Carlstrom suffered extensive water damage to her home when Hurricane Irma’s 115 mph winds and flying debris left holes in her roof and outside trim. But a second – and more …
CAN THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM BE FIXED TO FLORIDA’S BENEFIT?
TALLAHASSEE — The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), set to expire today, has just received a two-week extension. So Congress is pushing into 2018 a decision on how to reform the beleaguered federal program that 1.8 million Floridians depend on …
FORMER FLORIDA DEPUTY INSURANCE COMMISSIONER: IMAGINE THE IRMA CLAIMS PROCESS AS AN EMERGENCY ROOM TRIAGE
TALLAHASSEE — Former Florida Deputy Insurance Commissioner Lisa Miller says insurance companies taking claims calls from Hurricane Irma are handling them like an emergency room in a hospital: triaging the calls in order of severity. Miller, President and CEO of …
