Florida leading the pack
Healthcare fraud losses reach an all-time high so far this year, DFS arrests 16 individuals involved in unlicensed contracting and workers’ comp insurance fraud, and staged automobile accidents are back in the news in, you guessed …
Plus, proposed tougher rules for public adjusters
A victory for automobile insurance companies from the Florida Supreme Court, a new model law with tougher standards for the nation’s public adjusters, new insurance premium tax breaks for Florida homeowners are signed …
SW Florida communities hope to keep flood discount
A series of regular meetings over recent weeks between FEMA and five Southwest Florida governments has helped clear up some of the confusion and miscommunication that local officials say led to FEMA’s …
For those of you who have heard me speak, I often remind audiences that I have been on storm duty for every hurricane that has hit Florida since Hurricane Andrew (1992). And this past weekend was no different but yet …
Sometimes, when our ideas feel like they’re falling on deaf ears, all we have to do is set them to a different tune – literally. That’s what Heather O’Leary did when she went to publish a study regarding the impact …
Priciest neighborhoods, too
Population growth has brought Florida the highest inflation in the nation, and with it, seven of the top 10 most expensive communities for home prices, plus what $98 million is going to buy in Panama City from …
Plus, another shift in wetlands authority
Wetlands permitting authority in Florida will return to the federal government for now, new high-tech storm-resistant homes are now being built in factories in South Florida, and there’s a renewed fight in Congress on …
NAIC plan to ID risk, coverage gaps
Earlier this month, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) announced a countrywide coordinated effort known as the National Climate Resiliency Strategy for Insurance to help fortify state insurance markets and streamline data …