Recap of Week 2 & Preview of Week 3 of Session
Week 2 of the Legislative Session kicked off under unusually cold temperatures in the Capitol City. With observance of the holiday on Monday, the Legislature’s activities were even more …
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A New Healthcare Focus for Florida
Plus, FDA approves cheaper Canadian prescriptions
The Florida Senate is poised to pass a sweeping health care plan to ready the state for its medical future, the FDA allows Florida to import cheaper prescription drugs from Canada, and the Sunshine …
Federal Reinsurance Fund Proposed
Includes ending federal flood insurance
Although we are seeing a leveling off of reinsurance costs as of the January 2024 renewals, Congress has initiated legislation to stem reinsurance prices. A bill introduced in Congress last week would establish a federal …
Another Insurance Company Begins Policy Nonrenewals
Plus, rising auto rates xx
Another property insurance company reduces its policy count in Florida due to challenging market conditions, Florida drivers now pay the most in the nation for auto insurance, Citizens responds to the dubious US Senate Banking …
The Strongest January Tornado in Florida History
Recovery efforts ongoing in Bay County
A series of tornados ripped through Florida Monday night into Tuesday morning of last week causing extensive property damage and killing four people across the Southeastern US. The panhandle of Florida was struck especially …
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Recap of Week 1 & Preview of Week 2 of Session
Last week concluded the first week of the 2024 nine week regular session of the Florida Legislature. Last Monday, I had the pleasure of talking to about a dozen …
NOAA Pushed for Better Disaster Response
16 year-old roofers on the horizon
Florida Senators Scott and Rubio call for improving NOAA’s response to hurricanes impacting fisheries, a Florida bill could allow workers as young as 16 to work roofing jobs with supervision, and developers are building …
New Roofs Make Houses Safer
Latest FEMA report on Ian
FEMA has released a fourth Mitigation Assessment Team (MAT) report on Hurricane Ian, assessing storm and flood damage to Florida homes from the September 2022 Cat 5 hurricane. It’s a follow-up to the previous reports …
Citizens Comes In Under the Count
Plus, a call for more help for insurance consumers
Citizens Property Insurance begins the New Year in better shape and with a lower policy count than expected, thanks in part to depopulation and the organization’s leadership whose focus is to …
Property Insurance Reforms ‘Having Positive Impact’
Latest OIR report encouraging
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) has released its latest twice-annual Property Insurance Stability Report and although the market is nowhere near being out of the woods yet, there are “emerging signals that the reforms …
