Recap of Week 1 & Preview of Week 2 of Session
The 2022 Florida Legislative session goes into its second week today fortified by a lot of new bills filed just before the deadline that address some needed changes in …
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Celebrating the Life of a Great American
On December 23, 2021, Louie L. Wainwright, Sr. passed away at 98 years old. He was the longest serving Department of Corrections leader in the U.S. and still holds that standing today having served from 1957 to 1986.
I met …
Cat Robots
Those of us with pets know the joy and many blessings they bring to our lives. We know that scientists have quantified the benefits of pet therapy in improving mood and behavior in older adults. Now researchers at Florida Atlantic …
Florida’s Vibrant Economy
The records keep rolling
We’re starting 2022 with a batch of excellent economic news for the state of Florida. Unemployment is down, job growth and tax collections are up, and Florida is trailing only Texas in its population growth. The …
Right to Repair Upheld
Court agrees with insurance company
A Florida appeals court has once again upheld the right of a property insurance company to use its own repair contractor instead of making a loss payment to settle claim damages. The most recent case …
Frequent Building Re-inspections Urged
Surfside grand jury report out
A new report may add further impetus to the Florida Legislature to tackle re-inspection of high-rise buildings. A Miami-Dade County Grand Jury has recommended that such buildings be re-inspected every ten years for recertification of …
Containing the Cat Fund
Rapid cash buildup challenged
The rapidly rising property insurance rates in Florida – and the disparity in rates between Citizens Insurance and the private market – have some calling again for an examination of Florida’s Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (Cat Fund). …
Citizens Pushing Higher Rates
Bonds vs. reinsurance considered
Pending any legislative action that would help depopulate its burgeoning 750,000 policy count, the Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s Board of Governors on December 15 approved the maximum rate increase currently allowed by law: 11% for the …
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Preparing for the January 11 Florida Legislative Session
We start the New Year with a couple of new laws regarding peer-to-peer car-sharing rentals and notaries, together with a 4.9% decrease in workers’ compensation rates. There’s a new Secretary of the …
Who’s Buying?
Over the holidays, I had the privilege of connecting with some gal pals I haven’t seen in awhile because of the pandemic. I hosted a gathering of several of them and we had a fabulous time talking about our lives’ …
