How Agents Can Help Floridians Navigate Hurricane Season Aftermath December 30, 2020 By Jennifer Naughton The 2020 hurricane season was one for the books. From ferocious storms battering the Gulf Coast to heavy rains inundating...
Florida Gets Ready for Peak Hurricane Season After 3 Years of Major Storms July 17, 2019 By Amy O'Connor Floridians are on alert as the state heads into peak hurricane season after three straight years of being impacted by...
Florida Regulator Urges Insurers to Respond Quickly After Michael, Says 500K Insureds At Risk October 10, 2018 By Amy O'Connor Fast-moving Hurricane Michael is expected to be a significant storm for the Florida Gulf Coast, and the state’s top insurance...
Survey: Floridians Still Not Adequately Prepared for Hurricane Season June 20, 2018 Just six months after the punishing 2017 season battered the Sunshine State, most Floridians are still not prepared for the...
Commentary: It is a Catastrophe that No One Listens to the Experts on Florida September 1, 2016 By Joseph L. Petrelli “If you don’t read the newspaper, you are uninformed. If you do read the newspaper, you are misinformed.” Although the...
How Florida Insurers Can Prepare for Claims from a Major Hurricane August 31, 2016 By Yong Gilroy After eight hurricanes in two years between 2004 and 2005, we haven’t seen a hurricane in Florida for over 10...
National Hurricane Center, Florida University to Launch Hurricane Site in Spanish July 1, 2015 The National Hurricane Center and Florida International University are launching a new Spanish-language website for hurricane preparation. The website will...
$1B Bond Sale to Bolster Florida’s Citizens ‘Just In Case’ April 16, 2015 By Darrell Preston Florida hasn’t been hit by a hurricane since 2005, the longest stretch in more than a century. Its state-run property...
Floridians ‘in Denial’ About Storm Dangers: FEMA Chief Fugate August 23, 2013 The emergency management chief for the United States is warning that Floridians are in “denial” about the threat posed by...