Plus, a look inside Florida’s giant emergency management hub
Recent heavy rains bring a respite from Florida’s months-long drought and wildfires, the state legislature approves new sales tax breaks on home-hardening efforts and new funding for wind mitigation, plus Florida …
Cat Fund increase ahead
Property insurance rates and premiums really are going down for most Florida homeowners, the Cat Fund is poised to increase rates on reinsurance it provides to property insurance companies, plus Florida regulators release a batch of …
Plus, pushback on wind mitigation regulation
An early end to a hurricane assessment fee on Florida property insurance policies, the “big ask” that Florida regulators are making to insurance companies, a new crackdown on unlicensed warranty companies in the Sunshine …
Plus, a new report on Florida’s post-reform insurance saving
Fresh concerns about Florida insurance regulators’ revamped wind mitigation inspection form, new research on the cost savings from the property insurance market reforms plus a prediction on future savings this year, …
Plus, getting plaintiff lawyers to cooperate with fee disclosures
Florida workers’ compensation insurance rates are poised to fall again for the ninth consecutive year, suggested solutions are offered to make plaintiff attorneys reveal their fees in property insurance claims payouts, …
Plus, FORTIFIED homes show true insurance savings
Florida reinsurance remains at reasonable prices for the second hurricane season in a row, a new study helps prove insurance savings from FORTIFIED-built homes, there’s a new push for federally-backed mortgages to accept …
Does Florida Need a Tougher Building Code?
Although Florida is recognized as having the toughest building codes in the nation, a large share of homes and other buildings in the Florida panhandle were built before 1995, when Florida’s tougher post-Hurricane …