Sometimes, a bill comes clad in sheep’s clothing. But to borrow words from Justice Scalia, “this wolf comes as a wolf.”[1]
For decades, Florida was in an insurance crisis. I read the Internet commentary discussing …
Despite repeated news stories – and now the year-end 2024 report by insurance regulators that net homeowners insurance rates have declined across the Florida market – some state lawmakers …
Florida homeowners insurance rates continued their decline in 2024, ending the year with a net industry average decrease for the first time in two years. The Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) fourth …
Citizens Property Insurance continues its streak of handing-off policies to the private market, regulators reveal changes to Florida’s storm mitigation discount credits, plus an alternative to workers’ compensation insurance may be offered Florida …
By week’s end, we’ll be a third of the way through the Florida Legislature’s nine-week session. Given that the pre-session committees heard very few bills, lawmakers are rushing to …
Many readers said they saw me on television during this past Friday’s (March 14) 8am meeting of the Florida House Insurance and Banking Subcommittee. I intentionally sat in that chair not to be on camera but …
Given the Tampa Bay Times article and the many questions it’s raised surrounding Florida insurance companies and the role that Managing General Agents (MGAs) play in their operation, I sat down with a veteran Florida …
This is a special edition of our LMA Newsletter, devoted to the topic of the ongoing misrepresentation of Florida’s property insurance companies. It started in late February with the Tampa Bay Times story that Florida companies “diverted” billions of dollars …
The slow and interrupted pace of the past two months of Florida legislative committee meetings yielded an avalanche of bills in the last two weeks prior to this past Friday’s filing deadline, including several shocking bills that …
(Editor’s note: This is published with permission from the author, who previously published it on Florida Politics.)
I will continue fighting for truth, transparency, and real solutions while pointing out incomplete or naive information when I see …
