State revenue, surplus flush – housing costs high
Florida continues to outdo itself, with revenue collections beating projections, a record state budget surplus, and unemployment returning to low pre-pandemic levels. It’s no wonder that the Sunshine State was the top …
Major bays impacted
Scientists at Florida International University’s Institute of Environment reported last week that every single oyster they checked in Miami’s Biscayne Bay, Tampa Bay, and around Marco Island off the Southwest Florida coast had contaminants known to pose …
Solar panels, skylights add risk
If this hurricane season, already predicted to be above average, churns out greater than Category 3 storms, there’s a whole lot of roofs that will suffer damage around the Gulf Coast. Property analytics firm Arturo …
72 year-old ring leader arrested
The owner of a Tampa medical clinic has been arrested for allegedly planning and participating in staged car accidents and then submitting more than $970,000 in claims for fake injuries to Nationwide Insurance.
The Department …
Instructive for defense counsel
LMA had the privilege of hosting Jake Huxtable, a partner at Kelley Kronenberg’s West Palm Beach office, who was the successful litigator in a recent appellate decision involving Assignment of Benefits (AOB) contracts under the Florida …
High reinsurance rates cited
More insurance companies are restricting their policywriting in Florida following reinsurance rate hikes as high as 50%, coupled with a 12% increase in the Florida Cat Fund premium. Meanwhile, ratings agency Demotech is still reviewing the …
I gain so much joy working with the younger generation and this past week, I decided to share my office with a young man whose Dad I have known over 40 years. To make room for the son’s things, I …
A Florida Highway Patrol trooper who put her life on the line by steering her cruiser into the path of an accused drunk driver to save lives is back on duty after a lengthy medical recovery. On the morning of …
State offering help
High housing costs are pushing inflation in Florida higher than the national average as home prices in South Florida hit a record high; how the state is helping first-time homeowners through a multi-million fund; plus why one …
Just one of FEMA’s bold proposals
FEMA is proposing what many are describing as the most dramatic changes in the 54-year history of its National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). It recently submitted a long-term reauthorization proposal to Congress that tries …