Lawmakers question FEMA leadership in new testimony, federal storm aid money is still flowing to Florida even among the uncertainty, and a survey suggests a large gap between homeowner confidence and actual storm preparedness. It’s all …
So what impacts will an above normal Atlantic hurricane season have on Florida’s recovering property insurance market? Will homeowners insurance rates go up? Will reinsurance prices at this week’s June 1 renewal rise? What …
NOAA is extending one of its hurricane forecasts for the upcoming season, new money is on its way to local governments saddled with Hurricane Ian cleanup costs, and a new report voices lingering …
This has certainly been an unusually quiet Atlantic hurricane season so far, with no named storms in August for only the third time since 1950. We finally had the short-lived Hurricane Danielle in the …
Our Florida property insurance market update this week includes new population projections and trends from state-backed Citizens Property Insurance, new guidance from regulators on hurricane preparedness and response, and fresh insights from Guy Carpenter on …
The coronavirus has added extra challenges for FEMA and Florida’s emergency managers in planning this year’s Atlantic hurricane season, which officially begins next Monday. How to evacuate and exactly where to shelter while still practicing social distancing …
The ongoing coronavirus response in Florida has been a massive effort over the past two months. State Division of Emergency Management (DEM) Chief Jared Moskowitz said that this is the biggest logistics mission ever …
Each week since the COVID-19 outbreak, I participate in the Cyber and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) call with businesses and interested parties from around the country. CISA is an office within the Department of Homeland Security. With hurricane …
Hurricane Michael was the center of attention among the record number of conferees at the annual Governor’s Hurricane Conference in West Palm Beach last week. The mood was more sober than in past years, given …
