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 …
Florida insurance regulators want more information on federal flood insurance claims problems following hurricanes Debby, Helene, and Milton; FEMA borrows $2 billion from the U.S. Treasury to pay Helene and Milton flood …
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 …
After an unusual six-month wait, Florida’s largest property insurance company, state-backed Citizens, learned last Wednesday that regulators reduced their requested rate increase for 2025 by nearly 40%. They didn’t learn it from insurance …
As you’ll read in this newsletter, this past week was very interesting and eventful on the Florida legislative and regulatory front, and this new week promises to hold its own intrigue. Last Monday, the Governor released his proposed budget for …
The California wildfires could negatively impact homeowners insurance rates in Florida this year, Gallagher Re warns of a “new normal” for annual insured losses from catastrophes, plus the big pushback from the insurance …
With five weeks to go before the start of the regular 60-day Florida legislative session, some insurance bills are now being filed. One would further restrict bad-faith claims and public adjuster conduct, another would increase policyholder …
