I have known and worked with Kevin Guthrie for more than 10 years, and from the day I met him, I knew he was wired like a great leader…he never stops, never gives up, always leads, and has the grit and determination to find a solution. What makes Kevin truly special, though, is that he …
Aerial imagery reveals stronger building codes are indeed working in Florida, an accomplished master-planned community in Punta Gorda is becoming a hub for a new ‘resilience accelerator,’ and Governor DeSantis announces a new pipeline for disaster management jobs. It’s all in this week’s Disaster Management Digest.…
Despite tort reform, Florida is back among the top five states for ‘nuclear verdicts,’ Citizens Property Insurance strikes a win on an interesting presuit notice lawsuit, workers’ comp rates are poised to fall yet again, Florida regulators change course on a proposed surplus lines rule, plus the fuss at the …
The Trump administration is fighting an ongoing effort by ten Republican-led states to ditch FEMA’s Risk Rating 2.0 flood insurance pricing, a new report throws water on the idea of shrinking the National Flood Insurance Program into separate state-run systems, and FEMA releases a best practices guide for retrofitting …
FEMA has released its Voluntary Agency Liaison (VAL) Snapshot for August 2026, and among the administrative and policy guidance updates for its non-governmental partners, is a story of human impact involving displaced Florida residents that captured our hearts. EmergencyRV teamed up with the Florida State Disaster Case Management (DCM) team and the FEMA Direct Housing …
