While I was running during the legislative session working on last minute amendments, I was asked by Orlando’s WKMG-TV to share my hurricane preparedness tips to ease the insurance claims process afterward with Emmy award-winning investigative reporter Mike Holfeld. Mike …
This week is the last week of the Florida legislative session. I often complain to my colleagues and readers about how frustrating this process can be and I keep telling myself and others that it is the greatest process in …
AOL’s Steve Case is coming to Florida
An important factor for organic economic growth, especially involving high-tech industries with higher paid jobs, is the availability of venture capital. That’s always something Florida has struggled with, especially compared to our peer …
Two of the Top 10 metros for growth right here
Florida had some of the top 10 fastest growing metropolitan areas in the U.S. last year according to new Census data. Some of those areas grew more from people migrating …
Real estate market picking up
Now that Hurricane Michael has been upgraded to a Category 5 storm – only the fourth on record – Governor DeSantis is asking the President to increase the federal cost sharing of recovery from 75% …
Recap of Week 8 & Preview of Week 9 of Session
Welcome to the final week of the 2019 Florida Legislature. Budget chiefs in the House and Senate spent this weekend trying to reconcile their two chambers’ budget proposals to …
AOB case is on the docket
The “new” Florida Supreme Court is attracting attention from judicial observers for reversing two decisions made by the previous court just a few months ago. While neither of the new decisions is of any …
End of long wait to stem abuse
The seventh time proved to be the charm for commonsense reforms against unscrupulous vendors and their shady attorneys as the Florida Senate last week passed its Assignment of Benefits (AOB) reform bill. The …
This past week I had the privilege of sitting in the Senate gallery with CEO Bob Ritchie of American Integrity Insurance Company and a longtime supporter and client of Lisa Miller & Associates. Joining us were many other colleagues and …
In the year 1163, the first stone of the Notre Dame de Paris cathedral was placed with Pope Alexander III in attendance. The cathedral, which houses the crown of thorns relic, sits on the Île de la Cité, an island …