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...
Florida’s business community decried a 17.1 percent rate increase filing made by the National Council on Compensation Insurance (“NCCI”) today, May 27, 2016. Organizations such as the Florida...
Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance President and CEO Barry Gilway sent the following letter addressing upcoming policy changes that may affect policyholders in a news release today, May 27, 2016: ...
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 United States and the European Union (“EU”) released the following joint statement on negotiations for a bilateral agreement on insurance and reinsurance measures today, May 27, 2016: In November 2015,...
Just before the June 1 start of the 2016 Hurricane Season, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), chairman of the Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, convened a hearing entitled...