by Brian Burgess | Sep 10, 2023
For those who didn’t have time to skim the headlines over the last week, you missed a pair of hair-raising news narratives chronicling certain doom for the State of Florida. First, there was an “extremely dangerous” Category 5 hurricane, named Lee, chugging toward us....
by Brian Burgess | Sep 8, 2023
Hurricane Idalia’s landfall near Keaton Beach is posing significant challenges for Florida’s property insurance industry. Estimated insured losses range between $3 billion and $5 billion for the private sector and a $500 million hit for the National Flood...
by Brian Burgess | Sep 6, 2023
As Tropical Storm Lee swirls in the Atlantic, media outlets seem determined to pump it full of as much warm, moist air as possible, inflating the potential for disaster despite predictions showing little chance that the storm will have any impact on U.S. territories,...
by Brian Burgess | Sep 6, 2023
The University of Florida (UF) and Florida International University (FIU) have surged in national college rankings, with UF now holding the 15th overall spot in the nation and the top position among public universities, while FIU has risen to 29th overall and the 4th...
by Brian Burgess | Sep 5, 2023
A federal judge denied Disney’s request to limit the scope of its lawsuit against Florida GOP Governor Ron DeSantis and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District board, focusing on alleged free speech violations related to Disney’s opposition to...
