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“Squall’s out on the gulf stream, big storm’s comin’ soon.” - opening lyric from Jimmy Buffett’s “Trying to Reason With Hurricane Season”

As we kick off the 2026 Hurricane Season, I want to say thank you for all you do to ensure this challenging time of year goes as well as possible for communities throughout our fine state.

While we all hope for a quiet season, should the universe have different plans, we at the FISCE are grateful to know so many of you who will inevitably rise to the occasion as you have so many times before.

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“We keep working harder, losing money and getting in trouble so of course we’re going to change nothing.” - Far too many agencies (and people in general)

Happy Monday my beautiful insurance friends!

Does the word “audit” give you night-sweats? Or do you see it as…dare I say…an opportunity? Join us for this week’s featured webinar tomorrow morning.

📅 TUES, 5/19, 9a – 12p - Agency Audits: How to Create Efficient, Profitable and Defensible Workflows (instructor: Kym “Columbo” Martell)

You should take this Webinar because:
∙ The path to profitability starts with understanding where you currently are and why.
∙ Learn to identify workflow deficiencies, E&O exposures, lost profitability, and the strengths your agency can build upon.

“Sure it’s interesting but my insureds don’t do any of that.” - Agents reacting to Thursday’s Webinar who are very, very wrong
Happy Monday my beautiful insurance friends!

Dawn of a New Age or End of the World? Our hugely popular Webinar on all-things-emerging-risks is back to blow the lids off your eyes this Thursday.

📅 THURS, 5/14, 9a – 12p - Dawn of New Age or End of the World? Emerging Risks That Make You Wonder (instructor: Steve “He Ain’t” Lyon)
Incomprehensible advancements in technology, regulatory changes, and many other factors are fueling rapidly-evolving risks for agents and insureds to address.

You should take this Webinar because:

∙ You will better understand risks presented by electric vehicles, alternative energy systems, artificial intelligence, supply chain issues, parametric insurance, virtual currencies, pollutants, and many other issues.
∙ You will be able to speak intelligently with your insureds who see evolution as opportunity.

Did you catch the F5 in this week’s newsletter? This week featured Marjory Stoneman Douglas, affectionately known as “Mother Everglades,” whose advocacy helped protect one of Florida’s most important natural treasures.

Read more in the link in the comments 👇

“Once it leaves here we’re off the hook, right? Right?!” - Your (and everyone else’s) confused manufacturer insured

Happy Monday and Mothers Day week my beautiful insurance friends!

Professional success and knowledge you use for the good of others. It’s what mom always wanted for you and it’s what we want as well which makes it official: we’re the CE provider your mom wants you to use.

Here’s 2 of this week’s featured webinars:

📅 WED, 5/6, 11a – 12p – “Where the H*LL Is My Stuff?” Addressing Supply Chain Exposures with Small Biz Insureds (instructor: Kevin “Florida Insurance Man” Amrhein)
Ironic: show value by NOT selling them insurance and they’ll buy it from you forever.

You should take this Webinar because:
∙You’ll learn to assist small biz clients in identifying profit-crushing supply-chain risks.
∙Preparing your clients for supply-chain issues may not be a hard insurance sell but they’ll be so grateful for your guidance that you’ll stay their agent forever.

📅 THURS, 5/7, 1 – 4p - Insuring Manufacturers: Concerns, Claims, Coverages (instructor: “California” Casey Roberts)
Products liability. Damage to specialized equipment. Cyber risks. Master these and other exposures threatening your insureds who make all the things that make all things possible.

You should take this Webinar because:
∙ You will MASTER the most concerning coverage issues faced by manufacturer insureds ranging from local shops to industrial risks with global exposure.
∙ Manufacturing risks are often incorrectly insured which leads to BIG problems at claim time. You will be the one who gets it right and keeps their business for the long-term.

See the link in the comments below to register.

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“Tough question but I’d have to say the best part of my work is dealing with the insurance.” - Something no contractor has said, ever

Happy Monday my beautiful insurance friends!

Check out the lineup this Thursday. Instructor Cathy “On a Mission” Trischan knows more about insuring contractors than humanly possible and is unloading so many takeaways we needed two separate Webinars. ⬇️

📅 THURS, 4/30, 9a – 12p – The Contractor’s Property Coverages Workshop (instructor: Cathy “On a Mission” Trischan) Trust us - your contractor insureds want you to attend this program.

You should take this Webinar because:
∙You will MASTER commercial property insurance, builders risk coverage, installation floaters and contractor's equipment policies.
∙ Know your stuff and contractor insureds can be the most loyal and lucrative clients you ever have.

📅 THURS, 4/30, 1 – 4p - The Contractor’s Liability Insurance Workshop (instructor: Cathy Trischan) If given the choice THIS is THE Webinar your contractor insureds would want you to take.

You should take this Webinar because:
∙You will MASTER issues like contractual, pollution, damage to work, Additional Insured endorsements and certificates along with many others.
∙These are the insurance issues that confuse/anger your contractor insureds the most. Help them finally understand and you’ll keep their business for the long-term.

“Because what’s more Florida than an INSANELY long cigar?” - Celebrating Cigar City

Happy Monday my beautiful insurance friends!

It’s April 1886 and you’re unemployed in Ybor City. You’re waiting outside a new business called Sanchez y Haya Cigar Company because they’re hiring. While you desperately need the work you see no real future in it. “Another fad that will fizzle out soon,” you think to yourself. “Cigar rolling? Here in Ybor? Please.”

See the comments section below for the full story.

Did you catch the F5 (FASCINATING FACTOID FOR FANATICAL FLORIDIANS) in yesterday’s newsletter?

We took a quick trip back to 1903 in Fernandina Beach, where a brand-new spot called The Palace Saloon opened its doors.

Fast forward to today, and it’s still standing as Florida’s oldest continuously operating bar, surviving Prohibition, economic shifts, and even a major fire. Not bad for a place someone once had a “beer-gut feeling” about.

Missed it? Check out the link in the comments.

Confession: we’ve got a golf fanatic in the building… so with it being Masters week, this one felt right.

Florida’s golf history might go back further than you think. While courses in Belleair and Palm Beach date to 1897, some say Sarasota hosted one of the first golf games in the entire U.S. back in 1886… on a two-hole course behind a house.

Want the full story? Check the link in the comments. ⬇️

Florida’s First FORE! A Golf Story Older Than You Think | Florida Insurance School Continuing Education With The Masters Tournament underway, it’s the perfect time to talk golf. But not just any golf… we’re talking Florida golf history with a twist. From 1890s coastal courses to a bold claim that Sarasota hosted America’s first ever swing back in 1886, this one’s got a little controversy and...

“Given the choice I’m inclined to select ‘less stink.” - Reaction to this week’s Webinar on storm issues

Happy Monday my beautiful insurance friends!

Big storms stink. Good insurance = less stink. Gaps in insurance = more stink. Join yours truly this Wednesday (4/8) from 11am-12pm EST as we break down the coverage gaps that show up after a big storm and how to prepare your clients before it hits.