Likely that pool deck took the building down with it
Years after the tragic 2021 Surfside condo collapse that killed 98 people, a new report from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is reinforcing preliminary findings (and videos…
Florida leads the nation with more than 2,800 properties
It’s no secret that Florida’s condominium communities are struggling – a growing, once invisible mortgage blacklist has led to widespread loan denials statewide for some would-be buyers. They include people like …
McCarty & Petrelli weigh-in
For those of you that follow Florida’s legislative activity, you will recall our weekly legislative updates from March to May 2025 and how incredibly contentious the relationship was between the Governor’s office and the Florida House …
Triple-I: Link between attorney advertising, rising insurance costs
There’s further – some might say ultimate – proof that the Florida Legislature’s property insurance consumer reforms of 2022-2023 are having their desired effect in reducing costly, often frivolous lawsuits against insurance …
Data and advice for legislators
As we’ve reported in this newsletter, a multi-bill effort led by attorney lawmakers in the Florida House of Representatives this session would roll-back many property insurance litigation reforms passed in the 2022-2023 legislative session. You …
How the new condo law is putting the pressure on

As we covered in a recent newsletter, Florida’s condominium market is scrambling to keep up with the demands of Senate Bill 4-D, which mandates structural integrity inspections for …
The inconvenient truth
Florida Insurance Commissioner Michael Yaworsky is disputing a recent academic report that claims Florida’s property insurance market is full of “low quality insurers,” especially those Florida-based companies that write the bulk of the 7.5 million homeowners and …
Plus, the easing FEMA standoff in Southwest Florida
Some new data and insights from a state insurance roundtable that included policyholders, FEMA has extended its deadline and is said to be working closely with five Lee County governments to save …
“High degree of uncertainty” remains
A new report by regulators shows that the Florida property insurance market in the first quarter of 2023 had net positive income for the first time in seven years with net underwriting losses also encouraging. …
As it seeks maximum rate hike, takeouts
The 2022 Florida insurance marketplace reforms are having the desired effect for Citizens Property Insurance, with “significant shifts” reported in litigation. Meanwhile, the state-backed carrier went before regulators at a public hearing last …