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I am betting most of us stayed glued to the news regarding (and bracing for) the coronavirus arriving in the US. Last night, the Governor issued an Executive Order directing that a Public Health Emergency be declared in Florida with …
As the third most populous state, Florida has its share – and more – of fraud and crime, especially those involving insurance and financial services. It’s why we owe a debt of gratitude to the men and women who serve …
A new labor study shows that most insurance companies will be hiring in the next 12 months – if they can find the workers to fill the positions. The Insurance Labor Outlook Study by industry recruiter The …
Florida’s plan to build three new toll roads to revitalize rural communities and provide more evacuation routes in disasters, could now include broadband projects as well. There’s also consideration being given to building emergency staging …
The effort to export and promote Florida’s progressive private flood insurance regulation to the rest of the country continues. A Private Flood Insurance Model Act that has been struggling to find consensus will be discussed …
FEMA’s new Flood Insurance Rate Maps that have been premiering in South Florida over the past couple of months have a new feature for some coastal residents. It’s a special designation that some Florida Keys …
There are more outward signs that Florida insurance regulators are getting more actively involved in trying to resolve current challenges to our property insurance marketplace. Rising reinsurance costs from claims creep and rampant litigation costs …
Just three weeks of the Florida legislative session remain and most of the tort reform bills are either stalled or dead. The appetite for reform that legislative leaders said …
Last week I had the privilege to present at NV5’s annual spring training event. NV5 is a forensic engineering and building consulting firm. The audience was brimming with claims professionals and engineers but the most fascinating was the intelligence, insight …
Two bills in the Florida Legislature, one filed by a Republican and the other by a Democrat, require a moment of silence at the beginning of each school day. As I read the bills, which both passed their second of …
