Feds on the hook for Harvey; Florida has another pot of money
A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is responsible for dam failures that led to the flooding of thousands of homes and businesses …
Disaster Management Digest
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Insurance Digest
Growing challenges
2020 is presenting growing challenges to the property insurance market. Competition is keeping rates low, reinsurance costs are rising, there’s loss creep from Hurricanes Irma and now Michael, plus a backlog of claims litigation craziness as we introduced …
Bill Watch
Session preview
The Florida Legislature begins its 2020 session a week from tomorrow with the State of the State address by the Governor. While the automobile AOB bill has hit a bump in the road, there are other important insurance …
Viewer Discretion Advised
As we start the New Year, Lisa Miller & Associates is recommitting itself to consumers. We are working with a select group of folks to “re-balance” Florida’s property insurance claims environment because a certain group of unprofessional “professionals” has decided …
Is Unlimited Unlimited?
When you make a purchase, you expect to receive what you paid for as advertised. Sometimes you don’t get what you paid for and are subsequently “ripped off”. But every now and then, we come across gray instances where you’re …
Healthcare Digest
Florida’s ranking, pot, and PBMs
Florida remains in the bottom half of healthiest states in the country, reversing its previously improving trend. Plus with two ballot efforts to legalize recreational marijuana use in Florida, legislators are being cautioned by experts …
Environment & Engineering Digest
Worrying sea levels, train suicides
The prospect for future flooding, especially along parts of Florida’s east coast, remains dim if current sea level & tidal trends over the past few years continue. An updated report says seas could rise between …
Disaster Management Digest
Flood buyouts, aid, & FEMA’s surprising claw back
Florida is getting another $326 million in federal supplemental recovery funding to help communities rebuild from Hurricanes Michael and Irma. There’s also another $44 million that will be used to buy out …
Insurance Digest
Downsizing Citizens, NAIC & NCOIL updates
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation is looking for new ways to improve on its continued success in reasonably moving policies to the private market. The state-backed insurer of last resort also reports promising signs that …
Bill Watch
Sixth week of legislative committee meetings
The Florida Legislature wrapped up its last committee week this past week in preparation for the 2020 legislative session. Lawmakers will return to Tallahassee to begin their regular session on January 14 (which will …
