Consumer sentiment sliding
In another clear sign of recovery from the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, Florida recently posted its lowest weekly number of unemployment claims in the last 16 years. The Sunshine State has also grabbed the top …
Recap of Week 8 & Preview of Week 9 of Session

The Florida Legislature is scheduled to end its 60-day session on Friday and while the Senate has passed substantive insurance consumer protections, it’s frankly doubtful that the House will …
New assessments on all policyholders
A second Florida property insurance company in a week has admitted it’s insolvent and is now in the process of being taken over by the state, having its assets liquidated, and its policyholders left to …
This past Friday was “National Day of Unplugging!” I actually went to a Hallmark store to find greeting cards to send to my friends to celebrate but the only ones I could find were online. How ironic.
I saw an …
Awareness, planning lacking
A new survey suggests that rising sea levels are not having much of an impact on Miami’s housing market, while another study shows that with greater awareness will come some potentially catastrophic impacts on Florida’s greater housing …
Plus, a Surfside condo settlement
Florida’s appellate courts have again sided with insurance companies on whether claim settlement proposals need to include specific offers of attorney fees; and on another question of ambiguity about whether the appraisal process applies to …
Regulators hustling
A Florida property insurance company has been declared insolvent and taken over by the state; insurance regulators are working with carriers to quantify Florida’s big insurance litigation problem contributing to such closures; and insight into what one industry …
Recap of Week 7 & Preview of Week 8 of Session

With just two weeks remaining in the Florida legislative session, most insurance bills seem back on track. The log jam broke last week, with the House Commerce Committee passing …
I am a follower of Jack Levine, head of the 4Generations Institute. Jack has been an advocate for children in the Florida legislature for almost 50 years. I read his recent publication and it inspired me to share much …
And Miami-Dade’s new idea
The latest sea level rise estimates are out from NOAA and they don’t look good, especially along Florida’s Gulf Coast; Miami-Dade County is contemplating a new minimum height for buildings and roads; and how this current …