‘Manageable’ event for carriers
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 …
Flooding persists one month later, FEMA worker fired
According to the latest satellite image analysis from ICEYE, the flood damage from last month’s Hurricane Milton may be far more extensive than initially thought. While Hurricane Helene’s flood damage was clear …
Help for new and existing homes
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 …
By Fred Malik, Managing Director of FORTIFIED at the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety
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 …
Most losses appear to be from flood, not wind
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 …
Record-breaking storm brought 38 tornadoes and flooding along Florida’s West Coast
In the midst of an already devastating hurricane season, Hurricane Milton first popped onto radars on October 4th as a swirl in the Gulf of Mexico under the …