Scott Activates Florida’s Emergency Management Center as Tropical Depression Builds Governor Rick Scott has elevated the activation status of the State Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee as Florida braces...
Florida Homeowners in Untested, but Financially Stable Climate Entering Hurricane Season Many homeowners are newbies at assembling a hurricane kit, let alone evacuating or filing damage claims. Many insurance companies...
Florida Tops CoreLogic List of Metro Areas Ranked by Homes Exposed to Storm Surge The Miami Core-Based Statistical Area, which includes Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, has the most homes at risk totaling 780,482...
As Hurricane Season Nears, Florida Looks Strong A decade without a devastating hurricane has left Florida in the strongest position ever to face the annual storm season that begins today. Lloyd Dunkelberger...
As Hurricane Season Begins, Asking Tough Questions Of Citizens Insurance With the official opening of hurricane season at hand, company officials say Citizens has enough money in reserve to pay claims if even a...
Fitch: Florida Specialist Insurers Largely Untested By Hurricanes The majority of Florida’s homeowner specialist insurers have brief histories, and their ability to manage a large catastrophic hurricane is...
The majority of Florida’s homeowner specialist insurers have brief histories, and their ability to manage a large catastrophic hurricane is uncertain despite recent strong performance, according to a new report...
As Storm Season Approaches, Insurance Keeps Soaking Homeowners After 10 straight storm-free years, hurricane season is almost here. Even without storms, South Florida homeowners have taken a battering — as anyone...
Citizens Property Insurance Board Approves $2.46B Risk Transfer Program for 2016 Hurricane Season Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s Board of Governors has approved a $2.46 Billion Risk...
Citizens Slashes Reinsurance Limit Florida Citizens Property Insurance plans to reduce its reinsurance cover in place for the 2016 hurricane season by more than a third from last year, sapping demand in the Sunshine...