Weaker Building Codes in Florida Panhandle Scrutinized After Michael October 17, 2018 By Gary Fineout Unlike in South Florida, homes in the state’s Panhandle did not have tighter building codes until just 11 years ago;...
4 Alabama Counties to Receive Federal Disaster Funds for Michael Damage October 16, 2018 President Donald Trump has approved federal disaster aid relief for four Alabama counties affected by Hurricane Michael. The emergency disaster...
Seeman Holtz Property & Casualty Acquires Allstar Assurance of Florida October 16, 2018 Seeman Holtz Property & Casualty, Inc. has acquired Allstar Assurance, headquartered in Weston, Fla. Allstar Assurance has been serving south...
Florida Orders Insurers to Halt Rate Hikes; Sets Up Hurricane Michael Claims Village October 16, 2018 Florida’s insurance regulator has issued an emergency order that ensures “additional protections” to Florida policyholders – including freezing any rate...
Mississippi Furniture Company Damaged Again by Fire October 16, 2018 For the second time this year, a large fire has torn through American Furniture Company in northern Pontotoc County. Pontotoc...
Georgia Working to Restore Power to Thousands After Hurricane Michael October 15, 2018 Power outages caused by Hurricane Michael are likely to linger into early this week for some of the hardest hit...
Rescuers Continue to Search Florida Towns Demolished by Hurricane Michael October 15, 2018 By Rod Nickel Dozens of people remained missing on Sunday in Florida Panhandle communities reduced to ruins by Hurricane Michael as rescuers said...
Karen Clark: Hurricane Michael Losses Could Reach $8B October 15, 2018 Catastrophe modeling firm Karen Clark & Co. (KCC) estimates insured losses from Hurricane Michael will be close to $8 billion,...
Market Changes Not Expected From Hurricane Michael; Florida Insurers ‘Heavily’ Reinsured October 15, 2018 By Amy O'Connor Losses to the insurance industry from Hurricane Michael, a Category 4 storm that hit the Florida Panhandle before continuing a...
Turbeville Insurance Agency of South Carolina Adds Former Hub International VP Gardner October 15, 2018 By Amy O'Connor Turbeville Insurance Agency (TIA) of South Carolina has hired Graham Gardner as vice president of Large Construction Insurance in the...