While the Florida Senate has wrapped-up its fact-finding work on potential improvements needed in hurricane preparation, response, and recovery following Hurricanes Ian and Nicole, the Florida House is still working away. The Senate’s proposal is incorporated …
Two new reports outline the increasing potential damage and loss in value to Florida real estate from future flooding events. Meanwhile, 500 families are still without permanent housing 15 months after Hurricane Michael, and …
There is an unfolding catastrophe in Puerto Rico as the island has experienced three massive earthquakes within a week, the latest occurring over this past weekend, early Saturday morning. They came after a series …
Florida is getting another $326 million in federal supplemental recovery funding to help communities rebuild from Hurricanes Michael and Irma. There’s also another $44 million that will be used to buy out …
First-ever disaster aid for Florida’s timber industry hit hard by Hurricane Michael, paying for more power lines to prevent outages in future storms, reforming FEMA’s disaster contracting, and a new report urging Florida’s …
There’s been some fuss since summer about the number of open insurance claims from Hurricane Michael, which struck the Florida Panhandle a year ago October 10. So regulators ordered an enhanced data …
Thursday, October 10, marks the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Michael hitting Florida’s Panhandle. The Category 5 hurricane made landfall in Mexico Beach with 160 mph winds and a 15.5 foot storm surge. …
Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier shared some new numbers from Hurricane Michael with returning legislators last week. He addressed lingering questions on the number of closed claims and why the number isn’t higher 11 …
When natural disasters strike, the first casualties are people, followed by their homes and possessions. Hurricane Michael damaged or destroyed 68% of Bay County residences when it made landfall there last …
New figures show progress is indeed being made in resolving the number of open claims from Hurricane Michael. Florida insurance regulators told carriers in late July to “redouble efforts” to resolve open claims from …
