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 …
With the official start of hurricane season less than two weeks away, we have news this edition on an alarming trend in the condominium association community, how insurance regulators and carriers are preparing for the season, FEMA’s shift in emphasis …
Improved maps – and accuracy
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has announced a few new changes to their forecast models for the upcoming 2025 hurricane season that begins June 1. They include a smaller and more accurate “cone of uncertainty,” …
US damage estimates from $15 billion to $100 billion
Florida’s Big Bend region can’t catch a break when it comes to major hurricanes lately. At 11:10 pm Thursday night, Hurricane Helene made landfall at Dekle Beach right outside Perry as …
Tragedy, while devastating, can help us understand shortcomings in our disaster response and adjust accordingly. That’s exactly what happened in the wake of the tragic Surfside Condo Collapse. When the smoke cleared and the rubble settled, 98 people had …
Plus, reinsurance pricing & OIR rule changes
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 …
New cone and flood maps ready
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has released its annual May outlook for the 2024 Atlanta hurricane season and it’s a doozy. NOAA is predicting anywhere from 17-25 named storms, with eight to …
Many of our regular readers have gotten to know my passion for continuing to build a bridge between the heroes in the emergency management field and their counterparts in the property insurance industry. I was pleased to see that this …
The latest forecasts
Springtime means rising water temperatures in an Atlantic Ocean that is already warmer than usual and with it, a rising hurricane risk to match. Colorado State University (CSU) released its annual hurricane forecast for this upcoming storm …
Plus, a new hurricane warning
Governor DeSantis’ warning about Citizens Property Insurance, details on the next rate increase facing some Florida policyholders, how excess litigation is driving higher automobile insurance rates, plus what Florida disaster management officials will be doing …