Readers often find interest in what other state legislatures are thinking. We closely followed the state of Georgia that just concluded its 2026 session in early April and the most significant bill that …
A court upholds the way Citizens Property Insurance settles its claims disputes, there’s a growing number of Floridians who have been going without homeowners insurance, plus the success story of Florida’s recent insurance consumer and litigation …
Governor DeSantis makes a splash in Bermuda with the reinsurance community, the “tort reform dividend” to Floridians is promoted nationally, another auto insurance company drops rates again, plus Citizens Property …
The Governor and insurance commissioner announce nearly $1 billion in auto insurance premium credits and rebates to Florida consumers “that would have been going to attorneys’ wallets” as even more auto rate cuts …
A new survey shows Floridians are “connecting the dots” between damaging hurricanes and insurance premiums, the costs of catastrophes doubled in the first quarter of 2025 with hurricane season next on …
We begin this newsletter edition with some over-arching observations about the Florida legislative session, now just past the halfway point. There is increasing contention among lawmakers, even of the same party, on some major issues, including insurance. “What is being …
Former Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty weighs-in directly on the MGA controversy, what the recent legislative reforms to Florida’s property insurance market have done for needed reinsurance availability, plus a new study shows …
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 …
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 …
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 …
