Local government officials in Southwest Florida and their nearly 127,000 residents affected are breathing a sigh of relief this morning at the news that FEMA has reversed its decision to eliminate …
As we saw in the recent South Florida flooding, if it rains, it can flood. Mitigating the damage from the deluge has become a priority for many across the country – including economists at the …
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 …
Regular readers of this newsletter know that I’m a big proponent of flood insurance, whether federal or private, especially in a state like Florida, where “if it can rain, it can flood.” I served …
A new resolution is introduced to help off-set federal flood insurance price hikes, HUD sets a new two-foot flood standard for homes, and Pinellas County sees upward of a 40% decrease in the cost of its …
A series of regular meetings over recent weeks between FEMA and five Southwest Florida governments has helped clear up some of the confusion and miscommunication that local officials say led to FEMA’s …
Some new data and insights from a state insurance roundtable that included policyholders, FEMA has extended its deadline and is said to be working closely with five Lee County governments to save …
Elected officials from both the state and federal governments are appealing to FEMA officials to at least reconsider – if not overturn – their decision in late March to eliminate the 25% discount on …
Six months after Hurricane Idalia struck the Florida Big Bend region as a major Category 3 hurricane, FEMA and the federal government have provided more than $820 million to help with disaster recovery with more …
A proposed law eases the way for demolition of structures along Florida’s coast that are out of compliance with the National Flood Insurance Program, Citizens Property Insurance enters stage two of …
