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Both houses of the Florida Legislature are expected to review the response, preparedness, and looming costs associated with Hurricane Michael. Legislative committees begin meeting next Tuesday in preparation for the March 5, 2019 start …
Although we reached the official end of the Atlantic Hurricane Season last Friday, its effects will be with us here in Florida well into 2019 due to Hurricane Michael’s destruction. The death toll is increasing, …
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is enjoying a weeklong reauthorization while Congress decides on a potential six-month extension in lieu of meaningful long-term reform. It’s another reason we here work so hard at promoting private flood insurance market solutions …
To wrap up this edition is to love this edition! I am particularly proud of our regular contributors who give us ideas for articles and motivate us to think through some tremendous topics that we know will give you ideas …
Opioid treatment, workers’ comp among other frauds of note
The Federal Trade Commission has shut-down a South Florida-based operation that it says was marketing discount health programs disguised as Affordable Care Act-qualified health insurance plans. Also in South Florida, the …
So, what are we to do about the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which still provides about 95% of the flood policies in the U.S.? The federal program is coming …
This current period of sea level rise we’re experiencing on Florida’s coasts is affecting the number of homes impacted by storm surge. A new report by the First Street …
The expression “Good data begets good policy” not only applies to public policy, but also to an insurance policy – especially a flood insurance policy. A new analysis reveals the peril we create when we …
The latest claims numbers from Hurricane Michael will be released here later today by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) as the counting also continues to find the exact number of …
During his term, President Franklin Roosevelt would regularly speak to America from the White House and Americans huddled around their fireplaces and their radios to listen. Last week I presented an hour-long “fireside chat” with agents and adjusters that are …
