Courtesy of iii.org Now, we know how mean Hermine was. Its over, except for the cleanup and the lessons learned. Hopefully, residents in the northern parts of Florida learned renewed appreciation for the power of even a Category 1 hurricane. Winds of 75 miles an hour are nothing to disregard. Tallahassee took a pounding. I […]
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Courtesy of iii.org Late summer is the peak time for hurricane season. And as if on cue, theres a few storms brewing out in the Atlantic. Its too early to tell if they will impact Florida, but it is not too early to prepare as if they are. Review our hurricane season insurance checklist. First
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Courtesy of iii.org The 2016 Identity Fraud Study, released by Javelin Strategy & Research, found that $15 billion was stolen from 13.1 million U.S. consumers in 2015, compared with $16 billion and 12.7 million victims a year earlier. In the past six years identity thieves have stolen $112 billion. Following the introduction of microchip equipped
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Courtesy of iii.org Research shows that fatigue is a significant factor in motor vehicle, commercial trucking and rail collisions. The Governors Highway Safety Association issued a report, http://www.ghsa.org/html/media/pressreleases/2016/20160808sfdrowsy.html in August 2016 concluding that the estimated annual societal cost of fatigue-related fatal and injury crashes was $109 billion. This figure does not include property damage. A
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Courtesy of iii.org Florida accounted for 14 percent of all U.S. insured catastrophe losses from 1985 to 2014: $68 billion out of $498.6 billion, based on data from the PCS division of ISO. (Adjusted for inflation by ISO using the GDP implicit price deflator.) Seven of the 10 costliest hurricanes in U.S. history have impacted
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Courtesy of iii.org Florida summers means thunderstorms nearly every day. Most trees benefit from the daily drenching, except for the dead ones. They get deader, if thats really a thing. Dead trees and diseased or damaged tree limbs can cause havoc on your property as summer rains root out (literally AND figuratively) the weak from
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Courtesy of iii.org Pokémon Go, a mobile app that allows users to hunt virtually for Pokémon in the real great outdoors, has taken the world by storm, amassing more users than Twitter in just a few days. However, like most cultural phenomena, Pokémon Go has also spawned unintended consequences, such as injuries and property damage
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Courtesy of iii.org You’ve heard of preferred providers for health insurance policies. They are considered mutually beneficial because insured people get medical services at a reduced rate and the provider gains business since more patients are directed there. Auto insurers have used that model for decades. They have networks of pre-approved auto body shops to
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Courtesy of iii.org According to the National Safety Council, in 2013 about 315 million people visited an estimated 357 fixed-site amusement facilities in the United States. The council reports that there were a total of 1,221 injuries that year, or 0.9 injuries per million patron-rides. About 53 percent of the injuries occurred on family and
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