Florida’s Legislature convened in Tallahassee yesterday for Organizational Session. This session allows the Legislature to take care of the “housekeeping” business in advance of the regular session. Newly elected officials are sworn in, the majority and minority caucuses elect their leaders, and the House and Senate adopt their chamber rules.

Although there was no consideration of legislation, there were some big stories from the day. Here is what you need to know:

• The Florida Department of Financial Services announced that the My Safe Florida Home Program, which was funded during the Special Session earlier this year, ...

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Last week, the Catalyit Open Q&A call asked Steve Anderson about Wi-Fi from unsecured sources like Starbucks, Panera, or your favorite remote work coffee shop.

Access to the Internet is vital in today's hyper-connected world, and finding a secure Wi-Fi hotspot is not always possible. Because of his extensive travels, Steve used a Wi-Fi hotspot for many years to ensure he could securely connect to the Internet anywhere he had a cellular signal. It worked great but cost him $50 a month for 50 GB of download data.

When App...

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Citizens issued a training bulletin guiding new business and older roof submission changes for 2023. They are hosting webinars for these changes beginning Tuesday, November 29, 2022, so please read the bulletin and pass it along to other team members. I have included the bulletin below in case you did not receive it.

Webinars - Five Things You Need to Know About Citizens: 2023 New-Business and Older Roof Submission Changes

November 16, 2022

Citizens is hosting a new course this month regarding new-business eligibility and older roof submission changes. This webinar will provide agents, agency pri...

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