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We know that flooding is the most frequent natural disaster in the U.S. And it’s certainly been raining more in many regions of the country over the past few years, contributing to the problem. Now there’s …
There’s another significant development from over the past holiday to report, this one concerning the appraisal of property insurance claims. It has been common practice for Florida courts to deny a property owner’s motion to …
More than one-third of Americans eliminated one insurance policy in 2020, but those out of work because of COVID-19 were much more likely to shed coverage. The news comes as workers’ compensation insurance cases related to the pandemic …
Last week, there were several Senate and House Committees that discussed, debated and dreaded the facts about the Florida property insurance market. Senate Banking and Insurance Committee Chairman and Manatee/Sarasota Counties Senator Jim Boyd used the word …
For this newsletter edition we open with a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who taught us to celebrate service as a way to build a better future. I often spend a bit of time to read the many …
Chances are that you’re starting this new workweek in this New Year working from home. That’s likely to continue, or at least the option to do so, regardless of how fast the coronavirus pandemic passes this year. Bill Wagner should …
Despite and certainly because of the challenges facing Florida’s homeowners insurance market, there are things we can do as insurance consumers and as the insurance professionals who serve them, to make 2021 a better year for …
One of the prominent business interruption coverage lawsuits from the pandemic that we’ve been watching here in Florida has ended in dismissal – again for “lack of physical damage,” as required in the insurance policy. …
Effective May 1, 2021, the Florida Supreme Court (with Justice Jorge Labarga dissenting) has, on its own motion, amended Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.510 (Summary Judgment). This rule change now aligns Florida’s summary judgment standard …
In our November 30 edition, we shared the FSU Florida Catastrophic Storm Risk Management Center report Citizens Exposure Reduction and Depopulation Opportunities Analysis. The study was contracted by Citizens Property Insurance Corporation to identify …
