Blueprint includes strengthening building standards
Our beautiful Sunshine State is no stranger to natural disasters. With more than 75% of residents living in coastal counties, Florida is uniquely positioned as one of the states most vulnerable to hurricanes, flooding and …
My Safe Florida Home short on money already
The 2024 hurricane season gets an even stormier forecast, Florida suspends further applications to the My Safe Florida Home program, and the Resilient Florida application portal is open for business. It’s all …
Plus, how one Florida community improved its flood risk
FEMA insists that a vast majority of federal flood insurance policies under the Risk Rating 2.0 system have only seen their premiums increase by under $10 per month or decline, one …
Statewide & Florida Keys efforts
Florida now has a permanent statewide resilience office to address flooding and sea-level rise, while the state has cleared the way for Monroe County to better coordinate flood resiliency in the Florida Keys, plus how …
Florida’s growing commitment
The state of Florida is on course this fiscal year to spend more than $1 billion in a new effort to help local communities mitigate the effects of sea level rise, storm surge, and inland flooding. The …
Plus the latest on NFIP
The state of Florida is continuing to invest heavily – over $640 million in this fiscal year alone – in ramping up a new effort to help local communities mitigate the effects of sea level …
Recap of Week 9: End of 2021 Session
The Florida Legislature saved the two biggest insurance issues of the session to the last day on Friday: property insurance and no-fault auto insurance reform. Both passed and there were certainly compromises …
Recap of Week 9: End of 2021 Session
The Florida Legislature saved the two biggest insurance issues of the session to the last day on Friday: property insurance and no-fault auto insurance reform. Both passed and there were certainly compromises …
Recap of Week 8 & Preview of Week 9 of Session
The Florida Legislature today begins the final week of its 60-day regular session. Budget negotiations that extended into this past weekend report good progress reaching agreement on what is …
Recap of Week 7 & Preview of Week 8 of Session
This past week saw no movement on the major property insurance initiatives to re-balance the market and increase consumer protections from those who prey on unsuspecting policyholders in litigation …