“Why do we still have this %^&*?!”

-Everyone while doing a home inventory 
 
Happy Monday, insurance pros!

I’ve recently featured some consumer-focused resources regarding Hurricane Season (the links are below.) With so many of your recent client communications involving increased costs and limited availability, sharing such resources with your insureds via social media, newsletters, web or other client outreach efforts is a welcomed opportunity to showcase the value of our industry’s products and services.

*You have too much stuff! (*how much stuff you have is none of my beeswax…just roll with me for a moment here.) How many people actually take the time to prepare a home inventory AND keep it current? If/when the big one blows in, the value of this data is exceptional. A simple online search will return gobs of free resources and apps to assist. Here’s a rewarding challenge for this week: 1) find an inventory resource you like, 2) use it yourself, and 3) provide it to your insureds! (recommendation: I’m an Excel guy so this template holds a special place in my heart.)

Live and in-person! I’m honored to be speaking at the Florida Association of Insurance Agents convention next week. If you’re attending, please say hello!

Resources, resources, resources! Our Webinars resume mid-June (including Saturdays!) and I look forward to highlighting them for you in future editions. In the meantime, I’ve included below a couple of helpful resources regarding the 2022 Hurricane Season which officially began last week:
 
  • Should be required reading in Florida. The value of info available from the Department of Financial Services (DFS) Hurricane Resources webpage cannot be understated. Read it now. Share it with insureds today. 
  • Client communications that aren’t about premium increases or non-renewals? Yes please! This recent presser from the CFO includes gobs of consumer-focused storm info that would prove an awesome addition to your agency’s outreach and social media efforts. 
  • “My CE deadline is smack-dab in the middle of storm season?! Oh $%^*!” Make a plan to complete your CE before the big ones blow. For resources regarding your CE status, check out this recent newsletter edition.

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 lover of our fine state splash to the bottom of this newsletter for this week’s “F5” (Fascinating Factoid For Fanatical Floridians.) 

That’s all for now. Until the next round…cheers!
 
Kevin “My Stuff Has Too Much Me” Amrhein, CIC, CBIA

Florida Insurance School Continuing Education (FISCE)

Upcoming Webinars: (all times Eastern):

  • TUES, 6/14, 9a – 12p - Planting The Seed: Agent Strategies To Get And Keep Agribusiness Insureds (instructor: Sam Bennett)
 
  • TUES, 6/14, 1 – 4p - That’s Personal: Home & Auto Exposures Your Insured Doesn’t Share (And Why That’s Bad) (instructor: Scott Treen)
 
  • WED, 6/15, 9a – 1p - For All-Lines Claims Adjuster Licensees: 4-Hour Law & Ethics Update (instructor: Kevin Amrhein)
 
  • WED, 6/15, 2 – 3p - An Hour With Cathy: Additional Insured Endorsements For Contractors (instructor: Cathy Trischan)
 
  • THURS, 6/16, 9a – 12p - Is This Stuff For Real? Understanding & Insuring Emerging Risks (instructor: Steve Lyon)
 
  • TUES, 6/21, 1 – 4p - Chris Amrhein’s “Adventures In Aging”: Social Security & Other Retirement Income Solutions (instructor: Chris Amrhein)
 
  • WED, 6/22, 9a – 1p - For Life & Health Licensees: 4-Hour Law & Ethics Update (instructor: Karin Woofter)
 
  • WED, 6/22, 2 – 3p - An Hour With Nicole: Personal Umbrella Issues & Answers (instructor: Nicole Broch)
 
  • THURS, 6/23, 9a – 12p - Flood Insurance, FEMA, And The NFIP (instructor: Robin Federici)
 
  • THURS, 6/23, 1 – 4p - Homeowners In Real Life - Tales Of Claims & Coverage (instructor: Nicole Broch)

  • SATURDAY, 6/25, 9a – 1p - For Property & Casualty Licensees: 4-Hour Law & Ethics Update (instructor: Kevin Amrhein)
 
  • SATURDAY, 6/25, 9a – 1p - For Life & Health Licensees: 4-Hour Law & Ethics Update (instructor: Karin Woofter)
 
  • TUES, 6/28, 9a – 12p - What The Heck Happened To Life Insurance?! (instructor: Corey Wilkins)
 
  • TUES, 6/28, 1 – 4p - Certificates Of Insurance And The Coverage Issues That Go With Them (instructor: Cathy Trischan)
 
  • WED, 6/29, 9a – 1p - For Property & Casualty Licensees: 4-Hour Law & Ethics Update (instructor: Kevin Amrhein)
 
  • WED, 6/29, 2 – 3p - An Hour With Sam: The Policy's Position On Home-Sharing And How To Handle It (instructor: Sam Bennett)
 
  • THURS, 6/30, 9a – 12p - Nailed It: Understanding Insurance Requirements In Construction Contracts (instructor: Cathy Trischan)
 
  • THURS, 6/30, 1 – 4p - Why Good People Do Bad Things: A Deep Dive Into Agency Ethics (instructor: Terry Tadlock)

  • In the coming weeks: Law & Ethics Update Webinars and MANY more elective credit options.

The list goes on! To see the full list of Webinars, visit the Webinar Schedule online.

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THE “F5” (FASCINATING FACTOID FOR FANATICAL FLORIDIANS) –

Imagine it’s September 1st, 1935 and you’re enjoying a morning fishing trip just off Florida’s southeast coast. SPLASH! The sounds gets your attention as you assume something is jumping / biting. After steering your vessel towards the ripples you notice something solid floating in the water and retrieve it with your net. “What the %^&*?” you scratch your head as you read the ominous message printed on a ribbon attached to a small block. “Hurricane Warning. Return to Port.”
 
Later, you give thanks to the U.S. Coast Guard Station in Miami for dropping the life-saving message which you now know was regarding the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane – the most intense tropical cyclone known to make landfall in the Western Hemisphere. Upon striking the Florida Keys, this storm contained the lowest central pressure (892 mbar) ever officially recorded on land (tied in 2019 by Hurricane Dorian) suggesting a wind intensity at landfall of 184 mph.
 
Check out this resource for a historical “play-by-play” of the storm as reported by the Weather Bureau.
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