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A new survey shows that one in four Floridians will ignore hurricane evacuation warnings this summer, expanded incentives take effect to help Florida homeowners harden their homes against hurricanes, and an expanded mitigation …
A plaintiff law firm is ordered to pay-up for its misconduct and bad faith litigation tactics, a federal appeals court affirms juries have latitude on damage awards, and the case of one Assignment …
A massive five-year long Florida insurance fraud investigation has come to a close with sentencing of the public adjuster who served as ringleader, and a new survey shows nearly a third of younger …
Florida’s insurance commissioner comments on claims being closed without payment as he approves more roof endorsements restricting non-storm claims, more Citizens Insurance takeouts are approved, and the surge of surplus lines carriers in the …
We also have updated insured damage estimates from Hurricane Ian to share with you, as well as some surprising new claims data from last November’s Hurricane Nicole. The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) recently …
A final report on Hurricane Ian submitted to the Florida Building Commission contains conclusions and recommendations that provide new insight on the Category 5 storm’s damage and what changes may be needed to the …
Two years ago, 98 people were killed when their 12-story condo building collapsed in the middle of the night. The 40-year old Champlain Towers South condo in Surfside, Florida had unaddressed structural problems often called “deferred maintenance.” There are federal …
In Key Largo, Florida, Dr. Joseph Dituri, a 55 year-old professor at the University of South Florida, has made history by breaking the world record for the longest time spent living in a fixed underwater habitat.
After spending an astounding …
Florida and nine other states file suit to stop FEMA’s new flood insurance rates, a new map shows flood claims back to 1980, communities band together for flood resilience funding, a new …
I was recently contacted by a reporter inquiring about delays in Hurricane Ian claims. The first question I asked was when the public adjuster and/or attorney was hired. Notice I didn’t ask IF …
