Agents Report Limited Damage But More Claims Expected As Floridians Return Home October 11, 2024 By William Rabb Insurance agents and carriers in the path of Hurricane Milton reported only minor damage to their own offices and homes...
Milton’s Surprise Was the Damage Unleashed by Powerful Winds October 11, 2024 By David R. Baker, Lauren Rosenthal and Mary Hui Storm Weakened But Still Brought 120-mph Winds to St. Petersburg Area Hurricane Milton’s devastating path across Florida has left at...
Milton Brings Winds, Flooding to Florida but Damage May Not Be as Heavy as Feared October 10, 2024 By Staff and Wire Reports Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday night, centered near Sarasota as a Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 120...
Update: Florida CFO Bars Insurers From Altering Adjusters’ Reports Without Explanation October 10, 2024 By William Rabb Almost two years after a group of independent claims adjusters alleged that insurers had deceptively altered their damage estimates and...
With Back-to-Back Storms, Florida Now Facing Delays in Claims Adjusting October 10, 2024 By William Rabb With Hurricane Milton now expected to produce several hundred thousand wind-damage claims and with the storm coming so soon on...
Hurricane Milton Bears Down on Florida’s Tampa Area With House-Toppling Winds October 9, 2024 By Brian K. Sullivan Hurricane Milton churned toward Florida’s west coast with winds powerful enough to demolish houses, threatening to unleash once-in-a-century flooding across...
Hurricanes Milton and Helene Expose Limits of US Flood Maps October 9, 2024 By Leslie Kaufman and Leonardo Nicoletti Even before the second megastorm in as many weeks brings devastating floodwaters to the Southeast US, it’s already clear that...
Unlicensed Work Does Not Void Contract With Condos, Florida Appeals Court Says October 9, 2024 By William Rabb Being unlicensed as a contractor in Florida does not necessarily void a storm-remediation contract, a Florida appeals court said in...
As Milton Nears, Flood-Proof Fences Will Face a Major Test in Tampa October 8, 2024 By Monique Mulima For the second time in two weeks, Tampa General Hospital is getting ready to keep water at bay. Hurricane Milton...
Florida CFO Issues Order Allowing Agency Customer Reps to Work Remotely October 8, 2024 Florida law requires insurance agencies’ customer service representatives to work only at the agency office. But with another hurricane headed...