Taylor Swift sells out stadiums worldwide for her concert performances, and this country/pop princess knows what she’s gotta do to keep the cash ($64 million in 2014, according to Forbes) rolling in if an accident occurs. Insure her legs, of course. Outlets report that the 5’10” singer/songwriter insured her legs for $40 million this past week. Swift,…
Demotech, Inc., a Columbus Ohio based financial analysis and actuarial services company, was the first company to review and rate independent regional and specialty insurers. Demotech reviews, rates and monitors more than 400 insurers countrywide, in all fifty states, including more than 50 insurers representing nearly 60% of Florida’s Homeowners’ insurance marketplace. The majority of…
A recent fire at a 16,000 square foot mansion on the waterfront in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, took the lives of six people including two grandparents and their four grandchildren. The cause of the fire, according to investigators, was a 16-foot tall Christmas tree that the owners left lit most of the time in the…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Seeking to make Florida more “meaningful” in choosing a Republican presidential nominee, the Senate on Wednesday gave final approval to moving back the date of the state’s presidential primary elections. Senators, with little debate, unanimously backed a bill (HB 7035) that passed the House last week. It now goes to Gov.…
The greatest element of economic damages in a personal injury lawsuit is often medical bills. In Florida, generally only the amount of medical treatment billed is admissible as evidence in trials. This is due to F.S. 768.76, which prohibits introduction of evidence regarding payments for medical expenses made on behalf of plaintiffs by collateral sources…
Florida is considered one of the worst states in the country for exposure to bad faith litigation. Florida law doesn’t require claimants who are not the policyholder to send a demand or clearly state the amount of money to achieve a fair settlement. This absence of clear rules to satisfy a demand has enabled trial…
Creating a competitive and stable insurance market will help consumers find the best options at the best rates. We must continue initiatives like reducing the size and exposure of Citizens Property Insurance, reforming Florida’s Catastrophe Fund, spreading risk, reducing fraud claims and allowing for creative solutions for the issues homeowners and businesses face. Read what…
During his 57 years in Congress, longtime U.S. Sen. Carl Hayden, R-Ariz., often related what a colleague in the U.S. House told him after he gave his maiden speech. “If you want to get ahead here, you have to be a work horse and not a show horse,” a congressman told Hayden and the Arizona…
Fla GOP Chair: We want winner-take-all Mar 15 prez primary Thursday, February 26, 2015 State Rep. Blaise Ingoglia, the new chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, paid a visit this week to the Miami Young Republicans to rally their support and answer their questions about the party’s future. One of them was whether the…
Feb 27, 7:11 PM EST Judge: Taxpayers should pay legal bills for former speaker By WILLIAM MARCH Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Taxpayers should foot the legal bills a disgraced former state House speaker paid to defend himself against corruption charges that were later dropped, a Florida judge said Friday. Leon County Circuit Judge…