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WASHINGTON (Jan. 26, 2023) – Today, Florida TaxWatch and the R Street Institute released a new short report that examines the challenge of maintaining water quality in Florida as climate change…
Introduction
It’s no secret that climate change poses acute risks and costs for Florida. With its extended coastline and geographic position, the state has always been vulnerable to damage from…
From Miami Today:
After the two bills aimed at fixing the property insurance crisis in Florida, experts are hopeful the new measures are a step in the right direction, but the effects will still…
December 12, 2022
Florida Senate Banking and Insurance Committee
Chairman Boyd and Members of the Committee:
Good afternoon. My name is Caroline Melear. I am a fellow in Finance, Insurance and…
The Florida Legislature will conduct a special session during the week of December 12 focusing on fixes for a failing, flailing insurance market in the state that has reached crisis levels. Symptoms…
The R Street Institute’s Jonathan Bydlak discussed Ron DeSantis, elections and all things Florida politics on the Ed Dean Morning Show on WBOB Jacksonville.
From The Dispatch:
Indeed, the Florida roofer case is a particularly good (bad) example of licensing gone wrong. As R Street’s Shoshana Weissman documented last week, this man was not a…
It has been three weeks since Hurricane Ian struck Florida on Sept. 28, 2022. The storm took at least 119 lives and caused estimated insured losses ranging from $31 billion to $74 billion, with most…
The R Street Institute’s Caroline Melear, fellow on the Finance, Insurance and Trade policy team, appeared on “Mornings with Maria” on Fox Business to discuss Hurricane Ian, the National Flood…
R Street Institute Resident Fellow Caroline Melear joined WNZF News Radio to talk about how Hurricane Ian could spur lawmakers to fix longstanding issues in Florida’s homeowners insurance…