On a recent trip to South Florida I found a protein smoothie shop open on an early morning. As I pulled in the parking spot, I looked up and saw the warning sign reminder (at left) of what I should …
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Underwriting Documents Protected
By Jose Pagan, Esq.
While there has been much litigation over this issue, Florida Courts have consistently ruled that materials contained within an insurance company’s claims and underwriting files are protected from discovery in a breach of contract action. Recently, …
Spirituality and Success
Spirituality comes in many forms: a connection to a higher being through religious belief, or to nature, or perhaps the greater cosmos. Now Lisa Miller (no relation to yours truly), a Columbia University psychology professor and founder of the school’s …
Brightline Reopening Next Month
New plans to provide Tampa service
Brightline, Florida’s higher-speed passenger train line, is set to resume service in early November after a 20-month hiatus during the coronavirus pandemic. And boy the plans they have, with news that they will expand …
Hurricane Michael 3 Years Later
Recovery continues
It was three years ago last Sunday that Florida’s biggest storm to date, Hurricane Michael, struck the Panhandle, its Category 5 winds and storm surge creating a visible path of destruction all the way to the Georgia state …
Immediate Savings Today
By David J. Salmon, Esq.
Florida law concerning actual cash value damages changed. But insurance professionals are not adapting. Adjusters on both sides of the fence define “actual cash value” as “replacement cost less depreciation”. Insurers employ this formula through …
Citizens Victorious Over AOB Suit
Older cases being resolved
When the Florida Legislature passed Assignment of Benefits (AOB) reform in 2019, we knew that it would take a couple of years to flush the court system of questionable lawsuits that the reform targeted. A recent …
As the Market Churns
News on Fla’s property insurance market
Florida’s “dire” property insurance market as described by Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier that we talked about in the last newsletter is causing some additional repercussions in the market. Meanwhile, there are new filings in …
Social Inflation – It isn’t about increasing dinner party attendance!
I do my best work when I can work with what I call “young guns” – those in the 18 to 30 year old generation. They are funny, bright and brilliant. Their views are not always mine but it is …
Sailing Into a Hurricane
Traditionally, scientists have used manned aircraft to study hurricanes up close. While storm data could be efficiently collected from the sky, purposely sailing into a hurricane from the ocean for a better look was too dangerous. These challenges of the …
