A sea of good news prevails for insurance consumers
Governor DeSantis makes a splash in Bermuda with the reinsurance community, the “tort reform dividend” to Floridians is promoted nationally, another auto insurance company drops rates again, plus Citizens Property …
Further federal flood insurance policy delays expected
While the longest government shutdown in US history has finally ended, there are still issues reverberating throughout many industries. Particularly in low-lying Florida, federal flood insurance coverage lapses from the shutdown left many …
If you’ve lived or worked in Florida for a while, you know of its ongoing success story. The Florida Chamber Foundation recently announced that the Sunshine State, if it were a nation, would now rank as the 15th largest economy …
By now we all know that dogs are man’s best friend, but it turns out they’re good pals with grandma, too. Last month in Destin, Florida, family dog Eeyore was out on a walk with his 86-year-old grandma owner late …
New tracker shows housing shortages
Florida’s housing supply is finally easing after years of growth, an interactive tracking map is providing a better understanding of the housing shortage in areas of Florida, and the world’s largest retirement community is doing …
Plus, the Cat Fund’s 2026 reinsurance plan
An updated rule was recently proposed impacting Florida property insurance companies, along with an update on plans by the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (Cat Fund) to pay for next year’s hurricane season.
The …
By William B. Collum, Esq.
Prior to the elimination of assignment of benefits (AOB) contracts in property claims, contractors used no-price AOB contracts. When the insurer refused to pay the inflated estimate, the contractor would sue the insurer. Under Florida’s …
Legislative reforms credited, further rate cuts continuing
The Governor and insurance commissioner announce nearly $1 billion in auto insurance premium credits and rebates to Florida consumers “that would have been going to attorneys’ wallets” as even more auto rate cuts …
Hurricane season has been eerily quiet for us here in Florida, even as a non-tropical system dumped rain amounts this past week onto Central Florida that the National Weather Service described as similar to a hurricane.
Another potentially disastrous Category …
Florida’s reputation of colorful characters and coastlines just keeps growing. As we first reported back in our July 14, 2025 newsletter, many hunters have flocked to the appropriately named “Treasure Coast” to take a shot at finding centuries old …