Plus, poor grades on coastline protection
A move in the Florida Legislature to block gas-powered leaf-blower bans statewide, Singer Island rebuilds again after a $2.5 million dune restoration is washed away, and a non-profit gives Florida a “D-“ grade in …
Plus, the push for flood insurance in “non-flood zones”
A proposed law eases the way for demolition of structures along Florida’s coast that are out of compliance with the National Flood Insurance Program, Citizens Property Insurance enters stage two of …
Reinsurance’s role in rising rates
A Florida property insurance company says it will be able to lower rates for some of its customers, an incoming company to the Florida market warns that restricting cancellations will deter other carriers from writing …
Recap of Week 9: End of 2024 Session
It has been a pleasure to write to you every week and share the 2024 Florida legislative happenings. We started this session nine weeks ago with high hopes that we would see …
Dangers facing our insurance adjusters
We know that our first responders, beyond the physical dangers they face, can also suffer from the mental stress of their jobs and sometimes traumatic stress. But did you know that our insurance adjusters can, …
Plus, Fla’s changing energy policy
Scientists are puzzled at what’s killing certain species of fish in the Florida Keys and making others behave oddly, how gambling money from Indian reservations in Florida would go to preserving land and wildlife, plus …
Plus, mind your AOBs!
The court battles continue on whether presuit notification in a property insurance claim retroactively applies, precision counts in Assignment of Benefits contract language, and a court rules in one case that you can have an appraisal …
Plus, a new hurricane warning
Governor DeSantis’ warning about Citizens Property Insurance, details on the next rate increase facing some Florida policyholders, how excess litigation is driving higher automobile insurance rates, plus what Florida disaster management officials will be doing …
Fixing “toothless” regulation
Legislation is continuing to move forward in the Florida Legislature this session reshaping and enforcing accountability for condominium board members, an issue discussed in our November 20 newsletter last year. According to many involved, the current condo …
Recap of Week 8 & Preview of Week 9 of Session
Emotions: Session’s Final Days of Debate

This past week in the legislature has been an emotional week with legislators discussing bills that dealt with the Florida Dozier School for …