Local government officials in Southwest Florida and their nearly 127,000 residents affected are breathing a sigh of relief this morning at the news that FEMA has reversed its decision to eliminate …
Reinsurance pricing at the June 1 renewals was thankfully flat with some decreases, Southwest Florida communities have resubmitted critical data to FEMA hoping to keep their federal flood insurance discounts, Florida insurance regulators …
Regular readers of this newsletter know that I’m a big proponent of flood insurance, whether federal or private, especially in a state like Florida, where “if it can rain, it can flood.” I served …
A series of regular meetings over recent weeks between FEMA and five Southwest Florida governments has helped clear up some of the confusion and miscommunication that local officials say led to FEMA’s …
Some new data and insights from a state insurance roundtable that included policyholders, FEMA has extended its deadline and is said to be working closely with five Lee County governments to save …
Elected officials from both the state and federal governments are appealing to FEMA officials to at least reconsider – if not overturn – their decision in late March to eliminate the 25% discount on …
A proposed law eases the way for demolition of structures along Florida’s coast that are out of compliance with the National Flood Insurance Program, Citizens Property Insurance enters stage two of …
Private flood insurance is growing as federal flood insurance declines and could be the future of flood coverage, a Florida state senator refiles a bill requiring flood zone disclosures for renters, and FEMA announces …
In our last newsletter we reported that FEMA had just released more data on the National Flood Insurance Program’s (NFIP) Risk Rating 2.0: Equity in Action, its new model for better pricing …
FEMA is proposing what many are describing as the most dramatic changes in the 54-year history of its National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). It recently submitted a long-term reauthorization proposal to Congress that tries …
