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“Makes perfect sense to me.”  -Something very few people (including those who wrote the bill) have said about written legislation, ever     Greetings, insurance pros!     Register now because it’s (about) the law (and also because registration is open until 2pm Eastern…
“If I didn’t have to be here (Augusta) you better believe I’d do whatever it took to get that shirt.”    -Defending Masters champ Jon Rahm reacting to the t-shirt contest described below     Hello, insurance pro friends,     This week, the world’s finest golf…
“We’ve done half-a-mill already and you want a thousand more?! Oh, why the h*ll not.”  - Grounds crew members at Cypress Gardens on 4/1/07 (scroll to the F5 to learn more)      The legislative session is toast and it’s time to talk about what happened, what didn’t, and what’s…
“Stetson 80, UConn 76.” -My prediction as the 16th-seeded Hatters face the top-seeded Huskies Friday    Greetings, insurance pros!   In Florida, we dance. Shout out to Gators, Owls, and Hatters fans who are buckling in for March Madness this week. It’s the first ever tournament…
“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)     In celebration of Florida’s most timely tradition (Spring Break) there are no live Webinars scheduled this week. We’ll…
“On the bright side, it will be kinda’ cool to meet them all.” -Your subcontractor insured who just signed an agreement to indemnify the GC, its affiliates, family members, pets, and any/all persons residing in the United States of America     Happy Monday, insurance pros!    …
“Typo. Definitely. Seriously…that’s a typo, right? Right?!” -A Floridian reacting to the renewal cost of home and auto insurance     The 70s are back. Temps are cracking 70 in the panhandle. Daylight is hanging around longer, azaleas are starting to pop, and ballparks are beaming with…
“Oh man, that place is sweet (hiccup). Wonder who lives ther…(hiccup)…there…(hiccup)…lives there?!” -Inebriated tourist wandering past the Little White House in Key West       I hope this newsletter finds you well and not swimming in buyer’s remorse due to “President’s Day…
 “What am I up to? Just chillin’ by the pool. Why? What’s up?” -Al Capone, February 14th 1929 (scroll to the F5 for the story)       The global premieres just keep coming. Two more topics make their debut this week. We also have a slew of 4-hour Law & Ethics Update options…
“Our little girl is so cute driving her toy jeep and, honey, slow down, honey you need to…oh, OH, OHHH S%^&!!”-Parents watching their child’s toy jeep dent the neighbor’s BMW       I might lose teeth. My pals at the Independent Insurance Agents of Broward County invited yours…
“Everyone likes us. Plus, we’re small potatoes so obviously not a desirable target.” -Misinformed commercial insured likely getting ripped off this very second     Why don’t you come and see me sometime? Many thanks to our pals at the Independent Insurance Agents of Broward County for…
“Oooohhhh, I’m bindin’ my life away, lookin’ for a better way, for me…” -Eddie Rabbit’s lesser known ode to insurance agents which his label refused to release       Three topics make their global debuts this week. You’ll learn a ton of useful stuff from some elite insurance…
“Netflix, FISCE, HBO, Hulu.” -Streaming services in order of awards won for original programming        This week the FISCE hosts the first of several GLOBAL PREMIERE topics this month. We kick off premiere month with an awesome hour on the complexities of condo insurance…
“Do you honestly think I’ll miss the chance to see Cathy and Terry teach on the same day?” -Governor DeSantis on ending the ‘State of the State’ address early     Tallahassee is buzzing this week and everyone knows why: Florida’s most vital organization officially opens for business.…
“Lose weight, exercise, take FISCE Webinars and launch insurance IQ into the stratosphere.” -Resolutions of every FL insurance pro     Happy New Year my fellow insurance pros! You’ll make many resolutions but here’s one that, with our help, you’ll keep: make 2024 the year you launch your…
“Just stay with me on this: what if we decorate a big a#s pile of sand?”-West Palm Beach city officials in 2011 (for the festive story scroll to the F5)     Featured CE Webinars This Week: Certificates Of Insurance And The Coverage Issues That Go With Them, THURS, 12/14, 9a – 12p Eastern…
“As we celebrate this special day, let us rejoice that from this place, 500 years from now, will rise a magnificent insurance school.”-Hernando de Soto, Tallahassee, December 1539     As 2023 prepares to say adios, we at the FISCE are winding down this year’s Webinar Schedule. Don’t panic…
    “I can’t be sued because everyone knows I did the best I could.” -No informed executive, ever       Your favorite newsletter and CE school have shaken off the last of our turkey-coma cobwebs and are full throttling it to the finish (last Webinars of 2023 on 12/14!) The…
“Why did the turkey refuse to eat cranberry sauce? Because it was already stuffed.” - What you get when you Google “Thanksgiving jokes”   We hope you find this edition in preparation for a big week before the big week (Thanksgiving!) Due to the holiday, we will not send an email…
  “Your badassery is the reason knuckleheads like me are free to earn a living griping about insurance and writing cheesy newsletters.” -Happy Veteran’s Day from the FISCE team   To all of our patrons who served it’s my honor to wish you a Happy Veteran’s Day. It says it…