This is the Newsletter Story post type
Here at LMA we’ve been closely covering Florida’s ongoing condominium problem and have new developments to report. At issue are state laws passed two years ago that address condo safety by requiring milestone …
Hurricane Helene may have made landfall over 5 months ago, but aftershocks are still being felt by cities, towns, and residents along Florida’s West Coast storm path. While insurance regulators have …
Florida insurance regulators want more information on federal flood insurance claims problems following hurricanes Debby, Helene, and Milton; FEMA borrows $2 billion from the U.S. Treasury to pay Helene and Milton flood …
The slow and interrupted pace of the past two months of Florida legislative committee meetings yielded an avalanche of bills in the last two weeks prior to this past Friday’s filing deadline, including several shocking bills that …
(Editor’s note: This is published with permission from the author, who previously published it on Florida Politics.)
I will continue fighting for truth, transparency, and real solutions while pointing out incomplete or naive information when I see …
LMA would like to take a moment to recognize the great Pete Gaynor and his unflinching leadership during such uncertain times. Pete, FEMA’s former Administrator and a disaster recovery veteran, recently commented on President Trump’s announcement a few weeks ago …
The Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) recently launched its much anticipated Elevate Florida program, the first residential mitigation program of its kind in the Sunshine State. FDEM Director Kevin Guthrie alluded to …
After an unusual six-month wait, Florida’s largest property insurance company, state-backed Citizens, learned last Wednesday that regulators reduced their requested rate increase for 2025 by nearly 40%. They didn’t learn it from insurance …
Lawmakers are back in Tallahassee today (February 10) to begin the second of three consecutive weeks of committee meetings leading to the start of the regular 60-day session on March 4. There are new bills to report, …
Governor DeSantis has released his proposed 2025-2026 state budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1 and it includes added funding for disaster mitigation and recovery programs, as well as insurance regulation. …
