Plus, the future of Florida homebuilding
A confirming voice that the 2026 hurricane season is expected to be below average, a Sarasota waterfront park gets a big flood resilience upgrade, and a Manatee County coastal neighborhood showcases a new storm-ready …
Cat Fund increase ahead
Property insurance rates and premiums really are going down for most Florida homeowners, the Cat Fund is poised to increase rates on reinsurance it provides to property insurance companies, plus Florida regulators release a batch of …
It was a true privilege to attend the recent gathering in Orlando hosted by the Independent Insurance Agents of Central Florida, featuring a fireside chat with Florida Insurance Commissioner Mike Yaworsky. Commissioner Yaworsky brought a rare combination of transparency, energy, …
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As South Florida becomes more and more of a financial and tourist hotspot, entrepreneurs and officials are looking to the sky to help clear some of the congestion. Air taxis have been in talks for a while, but now Florida …
State board considering new guidelines
We have received some excellent feedback on our recent edition of The Florida Insurance Roundup podcast about proposed rules to govern how engineers write formal damage evaluation reports, often used in insurance claims lawsuits. Some …
Plus, a suspect $29 million Hurricane Ian claim
A Florida appeals court drops the customary practice of using expert witness testimony on attorney fees, a federal appeals court upholds an insurance company’s use of depreciation in figuring actual cash value, …
FEMA resumes resilience funding to communities
A developing El Niño impacts the 2026 hurricane forecast, the National Hurricane Center releases another change to its hurricane cone graphic, FEMA reopens grants through the BRIC program after a court order, and grants …