Preparing for Hurricane season

Be proactive not reactive and prepare now Excellent information re: Hurricane Preparedness can be located at the National Hurricane Center’s website –www.nhc.noaa.gov/prepare/ready.php Strongly recommend that clients complete an inventory of their contents (stored safely with photos and/ or video) Strongly recommend flood insurance as the entire State Of Florida is a flood zone Have all…

June 1st is Hurricane Season

Tips and Reminders Homeowners and renters alike benefit from keeping an up-to-date list of their property’s inventory. Insureds should create and then periodically update such a list to protect themselves in the event of a loss. Having an updated inventory list is essential to ensuring that you carry a sufficient amount of homeowners’ or renters’…

Blog Post 4-13-16

I visited with representatives from Senator (s) Rubio (R) and Nelson (D) offices along with representatives from Congressmen:  Murphy (D), Deutch (D), Posey (R) and Ross (R). We had excellent visits. We garnered bipartisan, unanimous support on all of our issues and concerns. Florida writes the most flood insurance policies in the country and is…

Prepping for Congressional visits re: Insurance Industry Issues

In my role as National Director for the Professional Insurance Agents Of Florida, it is my honor/ pleasure to go to Washington D.C. annually and meet with members of Congress re: insurance industry issues. Some of the issues that will be discussed: Flood Insurance- re: the April 1 price increases and the availability of the…

Changes are coming to the National Flood Insurance Program

The flood program is $24 Billion in debt due to the historic catastrophic events of Hurricane Katrina and Superstorm Sandy The changes that will be taking place: Premium increases and surcharges will average 9% and will be limited to 18% on personal lines policies Non-residential business properties could increase as much as 25% Policyholders will…