By Eli Lehrer & R.J. Lehmann JMI Adjunct Scholars Vice President, Heartland Institute & Deputy Director, The Heartland Institute Center on Finance Insurance and Real Estate View Press Release (PDF) View Full Brief: “Workable Solutions for Florida’s Challenging Insurance Problems” (PDF)
February 2012 – Backgrounder No. 70 – “Workable Solutions for Florida’s Challenging Insurance Problems”
Posted 01/17/2012November 2011 – Backgrounder No. 69 – “Alternative Solutions to Florida’s Medical Malpractice System”
Posted 11/16/2011Study by Beth Ann Fiedler, Ph.D., JMI Adjunct Scholar Foreword by Robert F. Sanchez, JMI Policy Director For many years the cost of health care in the United States has been rising faster than the rate of inflation. This trend affects families, employers, and governments at all levels — federal, state, and local. The rising …
February 2011 – Backgrounder No. 68 – “Collateral Damage: Floridians Coping with the Aftermath of War” 
Posted 03/01/2011
February 2011 – Backgrounder No. 67 – “Solutions to Restore Florida’s Property Insurance Marketplace to Protect Taxpayers and the Insured”
Posted 02/04/2011
By Eli Lehrer Senior Fellow, The Heartland Institute Adjunct Scholar, The James Madison Institute INTRODUCTION The 2011 session of the Florida Legislature will convene in the midst of state budget worries, a lingering real estate crisis, and a still-sluggish national economy. Therefore, lawmakers will face a challenging series of problems that a single legislative session …
January 2011 – Backgrounder No. 66 – “Protecting Florida’s Cities through Pension Reform”
Posted 01/10/2011
Randall G. Holcombe DeVoe Moore Professor of Economics, Florida State University Senior Fellow, The James Madison Institute EXECUTIVE SUMMARY • Municipal governments across the country, including some in Florida, are facing the problem of underfunded pension liabilities. Governments have promised to pay their retirees more money than they have set aside to make those pension …
March 2010 – Backgrounder No. 64 – “Property Insurance Solutions to Protect Homeowners, Taxpayers, and Florida Government from Financial Devastation”
Posted 03/09/2010
2009 December – Backgrounder No. 63 – “The Economic Effects of Proposed Cap-and-Trade Legislation on the State of Florida”
Posted 12/01/2009Foreword
2009 September – Backgrounder No. 62 – “A Cost-Effective Bridge to Florida’s Energy Future”
Posted 09/01/2009
2009 September – Backgrounder 61 – The Prognosis for National Health Insurance: A Florida Perspective
Posted 09/01/2009
Foreword Robert F. Sanchez, Policy Director, The James Madison Institute
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- 2012–Jan17 Press Release: “Florida Faces Dual Crises in Insurance Markets”
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