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In the age of weighing personal privacy, especially health information, with getting a better deal, a new survey of insurance consumers show many are willing to spill the beans if it means getting a significant discount …
2020 was a record year of hurricanes, with 12 named Atlantic storms making landfall, resulting in upwards of $65 billion in economic damage. Now AIR Worldwide is out with a new report modeling what we …
Recent federal court rulings in Florida this month continue to favor insurance companies in actions against them for business interruption (BI) insurance claims stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. Meanwhile, life insurance companies are putting …
On January 21, 2021, the Supreme Court of Florida issued an important decision in Citizens Property Insurance Corp. v. Manor House, LLC, et. al., SC19-1394 (Fla. 2021), disallowing an insured to …
The Florida legislature is steeped in tradition but this session is a stark departure from tradition thanks to COVID-19. Topics include the resulting $2 billion shortfall in the budget with …
Two new research reports are providing hard data and credible insight into two main drivers of Florida’s rapidly rising property insurance rates: increased litigation and unchecked fraud. Both reports outline a series of measures that only …
There’s an eerie stillness around downtown Tallahassee, Florida’s capital city, compared to past years at this time. Due to COVID-19 precautions and restrictions on public interaction, we’ve seen what a ghost town it is both inside and outside the Capitol …
Florida’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has begun implementing a new program using trained dogs to track down and eradicate invasive species that threaten the state’s ecosystem. Two new dogs to the program, Truman and Eleanor, have already proven themselves …
With the growing use of drone aircraft by insurance companies to help with property inspection and damage claims, we’ve been following with interest efforts by the Federal Aviation Administration to develop rules on their use. …
Climate change is also on the mind of Governor DeSantis and the Florida Legislature this year as the state again attempts to formalize a new approach to the study of its potential effects, especially sea-level rise and …
