The impacts of severe hurricanes are often wide-reaching and multifaceted, and Helene and Milton’s paths of devastation in Florida will be no exception. With so many residents suffering flood damage and without flood insurance to help repair their homes, what …
In the wake of disaster, we usually see the best and worst humanity has to offer. In the case of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, sadly we’ve started to see the latter, with opportunistic individuals …
While Florida residents braced themselves for a wild 2024 storm season, the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund and insurance companies statewide prepared for the worst. In total, the Cat Fund is expected to pay out $4.6 billion …
Why were some homes in Hurricanes Helene and Milton heavily damaged while others sustained little or no damage? Much of the answer lies with the building materials and techniques used in their construction. I’m …
As communities across Florida begin to rebuild in the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, it is important to understand the role that resilient …
This is a special edition of our LMA Newsletter that we are devoting to the topic of fortifying our homes, in the wake of the devastation from Hurricanes Helene and Milton. We’re going to share with you the latest building …
Recovery from Florida’s other big hurricane this season – Helene – has had to take a backseat to Milton. Arriving just 13 days before Milton, the Category 4 hurricane is now …
We open this edition with a hats-off to Florida insurance regulators for their steadfast support of policyholders. Last week’s Hurricane Milton was certainly bigger than Helene two weeks earlier, with insured losses now estimated at between $30 billion to $50 …
Citizens Property Insurance is trying to find ways to help its policyholders with Hurricane Helene flood claims, nearly 90% of depopulation offers to Citizens this month qualify for removing policies, condo questions and answers, …
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 …
