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 …
At the Florida Chamber of Commerce annual Insurance Summit earlier this month, a panel discussion on the Champlain Towers South condominium collapse made clear that it’s going to be awhile before we know both the cause …
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As we emerge from COVID and start our transition to “normal,” I was …
The Surfside condo tower collapse was the subject of discussion at the recent National Council of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) conference I attended. The question: how big an impact will it have on property insurance underwriting and …
The insurance companies that provided coverage for the engineering firm that first identified structural problems with the Champlain Towers South condominium building three years before its collapse are refusing to cover the property damage and bodily …
The full Florida Legislature is back in Tallahassee this morning for a week-long special session, while the first drafts of congressional and legislative redistricting are out. Condominium bills are beginning to emerge, too, designed to help prevent …
Two new reports are out suggesting specific changes to how Florida’s high-rise buildings should be inspected and managed decades after they’re built. The reports are based on studies and discussions in the aftermath of the Champlain …
There is other action to report from the Florida Legislature’s first week of committee meetings, including new bills filed on insurance coverage for at-home COVID-19 tests and requirements for condo board members, along with a …
A few hours before that Senate Banking and Insurance Committee meeting, one of the two recipients of private admitted market policies was having a meeting of its own. The Citizens Property Insurance Corporation Board of Governors was getting …
The Florida Legislature today begins the first of six staggered weeks of legislative committee meetings leading to the start of the formal session on January 11. The House has healthcare and pandemic-related meetings beginning this morning, with …
