Article Courtesy of The Miami Herald By Steve Bousquet Published November 23, 2015 When Gov. Rick Scott rolls out his budget proposal Monday, he’ll talk about spending more money on schools, but some fellow Republicans say he’s not telling taxpayers …
Article Courtesy of The Sun Sentinel By Ron Hurtibise Published October 8, 2015 Citizens Property Insurance Corp. wants South Florida policyholders to cut out the middlemen when filing claims for non-weather-related water losses. One strategy involves a friendly public relations …
Article Courtesy of The Herald-Tribune By News Service of Florida Published August 30, 2015 TALLAHASSEE – A “disturbing” rise in water-damage claims in South Florida is driving Citizens Property Insurance Corp. to seek an average 3.2 percent increase in rates …
Does a Florida Condominium Association without a fire sprinkler system in place have to install one? By Susan P. Bakalar, Esq. Many condominium association buildings in Florida were built without having a fire sprinkler safety system. According to governing statutes, …
Article Courtesy of The Sun Sentinel By Mike Schneider, Jennifer Kay and Melissa Nelson-Gabriel Published June 7, 2015 Since eight hurricanes whipped through Florida during back-to-back seasons a decade ago, causing $33 billion in insurance claims, the state’s coastal communities …
Article Courtesy of The Miami Herald By Mary Ellen Klas Published June 2, 2015 For the first time in 23 years, Florida ended its regular session without a state budget, prompting legislators to reconvene — starting Monday — to finish …
Article Courtesy of The Sun Sentinel By Gary Fineout Published June 3, 2015 Living in a (semi)-tropical paradise has a price — and apparently, not even going nine years without a major hurricane strike will change that.. While Florida’s property …
Disaster Planning & Recovery for Community Associations by Susan P. Bakalar, Esq. As we in South Florida are all painfully aware, Hurricane Wilma, the last major storm to impact South Florida left a path of destruction, raised issues pertaining to …
Article Courtesy of The Tampa Bay Times By Dan DeWitt Published March 20, 2015 The winners of the Great Sinkhole Lottery could be in line to win again. And this round of payouts would be, at least in part, on …
Article Courtesy of The Sun Sentinel By Dan Sweeney Published December 23, 2014 Broward legislators’ ideas for insurance reform bound to be a hard sell in Tallahassee The spiraling costs of wind and flood insurance are largely due to marketplace …
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