In less than 2 years industrial facilities dumped more pollution than allowed into Florida waters 270 times; that’s according to a new report from the Environment Florida Research & Policy Center called Troubled Waters, WNMF.com reports. http://www.wmnf.org/industry-dumping-pollution-florida-waterways/

The request comes after the company allowed the release of 50 million users’ personal data without their consent, the Tampa Bay Times’ Lawrence Mower reports via “The Buzz” blog. http://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/03/29/florida-attorney-general-wants-in-person-meeting-with-facebook/

FEMA expanded its reinsurance purchase this year, and is actively weighing whether to move even deeper into financial markets by tapping other kinds of securities — a decision that’s expected to be made in the coming weeks. https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/29/as-congress-stalls-trump-quietly-overhauls-flood-program-491384

For a good handle on the magnitude of the potential litigation, think asbestos or other major environmental lability lawsuits, Insurance Journal’s Don Jergler writes. https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2018/03/29/484908.htm

March 2018 I’m pleased to bring you Florida Insurance Matters, a monthly update on Florida insurance-related legal developments. Please contact me any time with questions or feedback.    Amy L. Koltnow, Esq. | Shareholder, Colodny Fass  akoltnow@colodnyfass.com | (954) 492-4010             …

Citizens Property Insurance has reopened more than one-third of its 66,761 claims from Hurricane Irma to revisit damage estimates, the state-backed company announced Wednesday.  THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA reports via News4Jax.com. https://www.news4jax.com/weather/hurricane-irma/citizens-property-insurance-reopens-irma-claims

Speaking to CBS Miami, Dulce Suarez Resnick breaks down why Florida homeowners are being dropped by their insurance companies. http://miami.cbslocal.com/video/3836100-why-florida-homeowners-are-being-dropped-by-insurance-companies/

Whether an insurance company is reviewing its policies, forms, and endorsements or its claims procedures, protocols, and practices, the insurer and other interested parties assume that precedent decisions by the courts will be followed by the courts when they decide …

With this national designation, Leon County becomes the nationwide prototype for disaster resilience and will continue to collaborate with FLASH throughout the 2018 hurricane season to advance resilience by establishing criteria for other local governments, WTXL.com reports. http://www.wtxl.com/news/leon-county-declared-first-hurricanestrong-community-in-the-nation/article_65145540-32ca-11e8-90aa-d3f12273b6ca.html

Local governments outside of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties will have a more difficult time ensuring public access to some of Florida’s prized beaches after Governor Rick Scott signed a bill from the Legislative session.  Thaddeus Mast reports for the …