Florida Panhandle Facing Uphill Battle in Recovery One Year after Michael October 11, 2019 By Mike Schneider A year after Hurricane Michael, the Florida county hardest hit by the Category 5 storm is still in crisis: Thousands...
Hurricane Michael: One Year Later, Federal Aid for Recovery Totals Nearly $2B October 10, 2019 Since Hurricane Michael made landfall Oct. 10, 2018, federal assistance for recovery in the 18 affected counties is nearly $1.9...
Florida Regulator Calls on Insurers to Handle Hurricane Michael Claims December 31, 2018 By Amy O'Connor Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier is urging Florida insurers to close the more than 42,000 Hurricane Michael claims that remain...
Insurance Journal Southeast’s Top Stories for 2018: Fraud, Hurricanes, Data Security Law December 31, 2018 By Amy O'Connor It was a busy year in the Southeast with two major hurricanes that wreaked havoc on the region, an escalating...
Florida Insurance Agents Improvise to Stay Connected During Hurricane Michael Recovery December 5, 2018 By Amy O'Connor The page has finally turned on the tumultuous 2018 hurricane season, but for the agents who live and work in...
Florida CFO: Insurers Must Step Up Response to Hurricane Michael Claims November 28, 2018 By Amy O'Connor Citing a “troubling” number of Hurricane Michael-related consumer complaints and claims denials, Florida’s top financial regulator is urging insurers to...
Florida County Hit Hard by Michael Takes Out $50M Bond for Recovery November 26, 2018 A county on Florida’s Panhandle has voted to take out a $50 million bond to help recover from Hurricane Michael....
Florida Picks Up the Pieces from Powerful Hurricane Michael November 20, 2018 By Amy O'Connor It has been just over a month since Hurricane Michael slammed the Florida Panhandle as a Category 4 hurricane with...
Florida Insured Losses from Hurricane Michael Top $2B, And Growing November 1, 2018 By Amy O'Connor Total estimated insured losses from Hurricane Michael have reached more than $2.1 billion, according to the most recent data from...
A Drive Through the Panhandle After Michael October 17, 2018 By Patrick Wraight You know that Hurricane Michael came through the Florida panhandle as a powerful Category 4 storm. In fact, when it...