FISCE Blog
“You get a garage door! Now you get a garage door! And YOU get a garage door!”
-Florida doing its best Oprah impression while officially reopening the My Safe Florida Home Program
Florida to residents: “It’s hurricane season so here’s free money.” If you haven’t done so, the time is…
“Because the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ haven’t always been in Orlando.”
-Why one of America’s largest forts is on a remote FL island (scroll to the F5 for the story)
I hope this finds you well and in preparation for a relaxing Memorial Day weekend…
“The good news is that it hasn’t adversely affected the cost of our auto insurANCE OH FOR CRYIN’ OUT LOUD!” -your insureds realizing their premiums aren’t immune from inflation trends
It’s a fine week to be at the FISCE and we’re excited to share it with you.…
“Well, you sound human and you seem sincere so here’s all my money.” -Too many people every day
If you can’t beat em’…get one of your own. If you’ve been hanging out with the FISCE in recent years you’ve likely spent time with instructor Cathy “On a Mission”…
“RC? ACV? FBV? SOL?!”
-Insured (hopefully not yours) confused/ticked about valuation
“Blah, blah, blah. Let’s get down to it: how big is the check?” In the wake of a commercial property claim insureds want this question answered quickly and with words like “…
“While driving itself the car I bought with Bitcoin was obliterated by falling space junk.”
-A claim you will hear soon if not already
Well…here we are. Big data is watching your every move. Virtual currencies are powering transactions globally. Cars are…
“Sure, our lousy coverage will likely leave us bankrupt. But remember those ham sandwiches we were able to buy with the premium savings? Yummmmm!”
-(Hopefully) not your insured
First thing’s first: the FISCE team sends all the best vibes we can conjure to…
“Looks like the perfect place for an insurance school.”
-Juan Ponce de León, April 2nd, 1513 (scroll to the “F5” for the story)
Wait…what the #^&* just happened?! An inquiry that, with regard to homeowners or personal auto insurance, no one (especially…
“Medicare? More like MediSCARE…amirite? Amirite?! You see what I did there?!”
-A “joke” I’ve actually heard that’s never gotten a laugh not even once
Adventures in aging. Veteran insurance educator Chris Amrhein returns this Tuesday from 1 – 4pm Eastern with…
“To clarify: you want the COI to state ‘all insurance coverage ever needed for anything ever’, correct?”
-(Hopefully) no one
Oh for cryin’ out loud. Another day, another request for a certificate of insurance that you find questionable. “Make it say what I…
“It’s a ‘swim forum.’ What could possibly go wrong?”
-Ft. Lauderdale event planners in 1938 who ‘accidentally’ created Spring Break (scroll to the F5 for the story
The bad thing happened and your commercial insured needs help. So now what? Join the FISCE and…
“I’m older and have more insurance.”
-Evelyn from Fried Green Tomatoes (if you haven’t seen this clip lately do yourself a favor: watch it and enjoy laughing all day)
From the cradle to the grave. While constantly evolving, personal lines P&C…
“My God,’ exclaimed one of the players, ‘where is that ball going?!”
-Reaction to the Babe’s monumental 587-foot blast in Tampa (scroll to the “F5” for the story)
Spring training baseball has officially begun in Florida and all is now right with the world…
“It was essential that the location reflect the seriousness of the work being done…so naturally we chose Key West.” -Something no one actually said (scroll to the “F5” section for the story)
You’re being watched. Bad bots are trolling the web for the next victim.…
“Feeling let down this Valentine’s Day? You deserve better! Open the attachment for a special gift.”
-Example of a phishing email that - while obviously total bu#$^it - someone you know will open
Hackers, liars, and really bad bots. Ah, the internet:…
“Processing COI and AI requests? It’s why I got into the business! The people asking are always so agreeable and kind!”
-No insurance professional, ever
“What did I do to deserve this?!” Ask a hundred commercial insurance professionals to describe in a few…
“Just give me whatever I had last year.”
-Every insured at renewal requesting limits selected three decades ago
Always confused. Always wrong. Personal lines deductibles never seem to work how the insured expects. Further, when was the last time you…
“Of course I replied! Who wouldn’t trust an ousted member of a remote nation’s royal family cold-emailing a stranger for bank info?!”
-Employee whose gullibility just got really expensive
“You can trust me.” Your insured’s business is taken to the cleaners by…
“Obviously a spaceman dropped a genetically-modified pig onto it. Duh!”
-An auto claim you’ll hear soon if not already
You’re paranoid (but that doesn’t make you wrong). Big data is watching your every move. Virtual currencies are powering transactions…
“Yeah, it’s bad. Thankfully it hasn’t adversely affected our insuranOHHHH HOLY $%^&??!!.”-Your personal lines insureds realizing inflation’s impact on coverage and cost
Inflation’s latest victim: personal lines. How will its powerful punch affect your…