Open enrollment season
A good read for those with tough choices to make regarding health insurance plans. http://money.cnn.com/2011/09/26/pf/open_enrollment.moneymag/index.htm
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some sound insurance advice
Some sound advice, especially during hurricane season in South Florida. http://money.cnn.com/2011/08/09/real_estate/homeowners_insurance.moneymag/index.htm
Read MoreThe “Full Coverage” Fallacy
Hi, thanks for joining me here on my maiden voyage onto the Florida Insurance Law Blog. For my first entry, I’d like to address a common misconception regarding auto insurance that I’ve repeatedly encountered during my short, yet-oh-so-illustrious, legal career: The “Full Coverage” Fallacy. “Full Coverage” is almost always the response I get when asking […]
Read MoreGovernor Scott is getting to work alright
Yesterday Governor Scott signed the new insurance “reform” package into law. Our poor insurance companies have already adopted Governor Scott’s slogan: “Let’s get to work!”……jacking up the premiums. I just heard from a friend, although she’s had no claims, her bill for her homeowner’s insurance just arrived, and it has doubled! Welcome to the new […]
Read MoreThe health insurance companies are making record profits…
While people are delaying care, and not getting tests that they need to avoid problems. When did your health insurance premiums go down? When did your deductible and co-payment amount shring in the past few years? You know the answer……never. I’ll tell you what I think, they need to keep overcharging premiums to fund their […]
Read MoreThe statute of limitations for Florida homeowners claims
In this past legislative session, the Florida Legislature once again “reformed” parts of the insurance code. Reform, for the benefit of our poor insurance companies…….. Anyway, there is one part of the new law that I think needs mention. The statute of limitations to file a lawsuit if a homeowner has a claim that stems […]
Read MoreA terrific and thought provoking presentation
This video really isn’t new (just new to me and perhaps to you). It was played to the Sony annual shareholder meeting in 2009. It is a terrific and thought provoking presentation on how things have changed with increasing rapidity, and how much information is being added and communicated. As a note, it demonstrates how […]
Read MoreIf you think that you could never be caught in a Ponzi scheme…
I wish that I had a nickel for every time in the past almost 29 years of practicing law someone came to see me complaining that they had been the victim of a fraud. The old adage: “If it sounds too good to be true, it is!” applies more than ever now. Ponzi schemes are […]
Read MoreCorporations and our “Justice Crisis”
The media and politicians tell us about a financial crisis, a terrorism crisis, a debt crisis, a crisis of confidence, blah, blah, blah. I spent some time today in one of the foreclosure divisions in the Palm Beach County courthouse. We have recently filed several class actions dealing with the massive overcharging of force placed […]
Read MoreToday is the 100th anniversay of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
Today is the 100th anniversary of the fire that killed 146 young women and girls in 18 minutes. In the aftermath of the tragedy, where employers “compensated” the victims families by paying them $10.00 per dead person, the workers compensation laws in the United States was born. Francis Perkins, who as a young woman, watched […]
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