Floods, Scooters, a Game Show & Absolute Chaos

Insurance Jeopardy Florida School of Education







“What is ‘Jaws?”

-The often-guessed, always-wrong answer given by Norm MacDonald’s gum-smacking Burt Reynolds parody on SNL’s legendary ‘Celebrity Jeopardy’ sketches
 

Greetings!

My 93-year old grandma Helen is a lovely woman, but if you call her while Jeopardy! is on then may God have mercy on your wretched soul. The daily shrieks coming from her home in Ormond Beach have become something of a legend among her neighbors.

Also of legend is the insurance version of the show which returns to our Webinar schedule this week. Insurance Jeopardy! Testing Your Knowledge of Personal and Commercial Lines is an insanely popular CE Webinar created and hosted by master insurance technician Steve “Ken Jennings of Insurance” Lyon. Even if you are already CE compliant, consider joining us for this learning experience and see how much fake money you can lose! 

That’s not the only doozie on tap this week. I could go on but your attention span is dropping faster than my Jeopardy score in the “Artists of the 18th Century” category so I’ll get to it. Here are this week’s highlights:
 

  • What the *#%^ is up with Flood Insurance rates? Join flood insurance expert Robin Federici Tuesday afternoon to learn about all things NFIP (this Webinar satisfies the requirement for those agents needing a 3-hour Flood course.) 
  • Give her five! Life & Health Licensee friends: if you need your 5-Hour Law & Ethics Update credit, join Karin Woofter Wednesday morning. Adjuster and P&C friends – don’t panic! Yours are coming soon.
  • Streets full of scooters, self-driving cars, & glampers in rented RVs…welcome to Florida! Join yours truly Wednesday afternoon for an hour on these and other modern transit risks.
  • This…Is…(Insurance) Jeopardy! Join your host Steve Lyon Thursday morning for a full-throttle thrashing of everything you thought you knew about personal and commercial lines.
  • Cause’ confusing commercial coverages can create court case chaos. Join Terry “Everyone’s Insurance Dad” Tadlock Thursday afternoon to learn about several commercial claims gone wild and what the courts had to say about them.  
     

For more info about what we’re up to, see the list below and/or review the full Webinar Schedule on the website.

Finally, if you’re an unapologetic whole lotta’ lover (HINT HINT) of our fine state, be sure to scroll to the bottom of each weekly newsletter for a little something special.

That’s all for now. Until the next round…cheers!

Kevin “Hits ‘Daily Double’, Bets Zero” Amrhein, CIC, CBIA

Florida Insurance School Continuing Education (FISCE)
 

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FASCINATING FACTOID FOR FANATICAL FLORIDIANS –

Speaking of chaos…

In the 1970s, rock mega-group Led Zeppelin was dishing out a Whole Lotta’ Love to fans in cities around the world…except Tampa.

On June 3rd, 1977, around 70,000 fans packed Tampa Stadium (The “Big Sombrero” - RIP) to see Led Zeppelin perform. And perform they did…for approximately 11 minutes. Then it rained and all hell broke loose. This article from the Tampa Bay Times includes a reprint of the 1977 story about the show/riot. According to the article, stadium officials told the band the storm would clear soon and they could go back on stage. However, the band refused, the show was cancelled and a makeup show was tentatively scheduled for the following night. That was before angry fans began rioting, causing injuries to other fans and police as well as property damage. Over 20 arrests were made with local authorities saying some were “drug-related.”

Stadium officials to fans: “you need coolin’…baby I’m not foolin” (sorry – I couldn’t help myself): the makeup show was cancelled when Tampa Stadium officials thought a “cooling off” period was needed. A favorite line in the story: “the group had left the stadium leaving more than 70,000 fans, many whom paid $12 a ticket, with nothing to do.” Question – if the surviving members of Led Zeppelin reunited and returned to Tampa for a show, how much would you pay for the ticket?