Watching NFIP changes unfold
Every year I attend the National Flood Conference, which opened yesterday in Washington D.C. and runs through Wednesday. The mood here is especially tentative given the recent two-weekend temporary extension of the National Flood Insurance Program …
Shelter and housing shortages remain
The start of another hurricane season is coming too soon for residents of Florida’s Panhandle, still reeling from the effects of last season’s devastating Hurricane Michael. Much of the Cat 5 storm’s damage is still …
We’re now in hurricane season!
The Atlantic hurricane season is already off to a fast start, with our first tropical system behind us, and there’s encouraging news that Floridians are taking the threat of hurricanes more seriously this year. The …
Trial Bar reveals new tactics
Governor DeSantis has signed the Assignment of Benefits (AOB) reform bill into law as well as another bill that eliminated the one-way attorney fee incentive in AOBs immediately, even before the AOB reform law itself …
In re-reading Dale Carnegie’s 1936 How to Win Friends and Influence People during my travels over the last two weeks, I was reminded of the genius in the simplicity of Carnegie’s teaching. The self-help book remains one of the best-selling …
Upcoming Memorial Day the start of summer travel season
Last hurricane season, 15 named storms hit the U.S., causing destruction, travel delays and canceled trips around the country. Entering what could be an equally destructive hurricane season, travel insurance comparison …
Sunshine State continues its economic growth
Florida set some new economic records this past week, among them the lowest unemployment in a long time and a record number of tourists visiting the Sunshine State in the first quarter of this …
What’s the Florida risk?
Insurance companies rely on reinsurance to provide the financial backing to help pay claims from big storms such as Hurricanes Michael and Irma and whatever the upcoming 2019 Atlantic hurricane season has in store for us. …
Quickly intensifying storms a challenge
Hurricane Michael was the center of attention among the record number of conferees at the annual Governor’s Hurricane Conference in West Palm Beach last week. The mood was more sober than in past years, given …