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		<title>One Weather Firm Warns New England Could See Big Hurricane This Season</title>
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					<dc:creator><![CDATA[William Rabb]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:02:55 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[All of the best-known storm forecasting services have predicted a mild 2026 Atlantic hurricane season. That includes Colorado State University, which last week revised its outlook to &#8220;well below normal&#8221; with just nine named storms, four hurricanes, and only one &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Need Wind Mitigation? New Florida Insurer Wants to Help With That</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2026/06/24/875024.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[William Rabb]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 05:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[home hardening funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to reduce insurance claims]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[hurricane shutters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[My Safe Florida Home program]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Is this the future of home insurance in disaster-prone areas: The carrier coordinates the home-hardening work, from connecting homeowners with contractors to installing sensors, and maybe even finances the cost of the mitigation? &#8220;That&#8217;s our belief and that&#8217;s why we &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>These Homeowners Got an Energy-Bill Lifeline. Trump Yanked It Back</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2026/05/22/871157.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Admin]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 13:45:17 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Southeast News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[affordable housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy efficiency for homes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeowners insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[property insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resiliency grants]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[In late 2024, Gretchen Holloway was approved for a new federally funded program that promised to cut her $900 utility bills by helping repair her nearly century-old home. For years, the retired teacher in Valley, Alabama, had been trying to &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>A Mississippi City&#8217;s Tax Break Spurred Post-Katrina Building. But Will Homes Stand?</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2025/08/29/837414.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Admin]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 05:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Southeast News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coastal building codes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Flood Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hurricane Katrina 20 years later]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — Rocking on his front porch overlooking the Mississippi Sound, former Gulfport Mayor Billy Hewes questions how anyone wouldn&#8217;t want to live there. &#8220;People are always going to gravitate to the water,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And we have &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Carolina Settles on 15% Increase in HO Rates</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 06:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[escalating premiums]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HO-3 policies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeowners insurance rates in North Carolina]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH. N.C. (AP) — Base rates for North Carolina homeowners&#8217; insurance premiums will increase on average by about 15% by mid-2026 as part of a settlement reached by the state Insurance Department and the industry. The agreement announced Friday by &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Florida Governor Signs Wind-Mitigation Funding Bills for Homes, Condos</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 16:13:22 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Florida&#8217;s governor has signed two bills that will provide more matching grants for homeowners and condominium associations to fortify properties against the growing threat of windstorms. Senate Bill 7028 will send an additional $200 million to the My Safe Florida &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Florida Condo Mitigation Bill Passes but Other Insurance Bills Uncertain After Changes</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 15:07:51 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A Florida pilot program to fortify coastal-area condominiums is on its way to the governor but other property insurance bills may have hit a snag after last-minute changes – with just two days left in the legislative session. The state &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>30 Florida Counties Join Suit Against Tax-Bill-Based Home Hardening Program</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2023/12/21/752841.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2023 06:02:27 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Tax collectors in more than 30 Florida counties have joined a lawsuit against a home-hardening and energy efficiency program, arguing that it misleads homeowners and saddles them with huge property tax bills. The Florida PACE Funding Agency has pushed back, &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>SC DOI Ups Grant Size for Wind Mitigation Program</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2023/07/07/729006.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2023 05:02:40 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[The South Carolina Safe Home wind mitigation program has been revised to allow higher grant awards, due to the rising cost of construction materials and labor. The South Carolina Department of Insurance said in a bulletin this week that the &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>New Alabama Regs Kick in on Custodials, Clearing Co&#8217;s, Captives and Home Fortification</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2022/07/18/676199.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2022 05:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[The Alabama Department of Insurance has updated a number of regulations in keeping with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners&#8217; model regulations and recommendations from the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety. Some of the rules, which take effect &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>South Carolina Makes $2.2 Million Available for 2022 Wind Mitigation Grants</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2022/06/30/674136.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2022 05:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Some $1.1 million will be made available to South Carolina homeowners for wind mitigation grants starting Friday, July 1, the state Department of Insurance said in a bulletin. Another $1.1 million will be offered in December, if funds are available. &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Alabama House Agrees to Send More Funding to Wind Mitigation Program</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2022/02/09/653326.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2022 14:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[The Alabama House of Representatives has agreed to divert more funding to Strengthen Alabama Homes, a program that fortifies houses and roofs to mitigate wind damage. The House this week approved House Bill 39, sponsored by Rep. Chip Brown and &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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