Guest AuthorOctober 23, 2024
9min0
It’s not about stopping coastal living; it’s about making it safer and more sustainable.
Tag: NFIP
Guest AuthorOctober 23, 2024Guest AuthorOctober 20, 2024
6min0
Insurers are required by law to treat consumers fairly and honor the insurance policy terms.
A.G. GancarskiApril 24, 2024
4min0
'We need to make sure hardworking folks have access to affordable coverage.'
Staff ReportsSeptember 30, 2022
4min0
CFO Jimmy Patronis said the funds are essential to helping Floridians rebuild.
Staff ReportsFebruary 22, 2021
5min2263
New research shows the financial impact climate change has on flood risk.
Guest AuthorJune 18, 2020
9min430
Now more than ever, the U.S. must consider a rational approach to hurricane disaster policy.
Phil AmmannOctober 23, 2016
3min266
When Hurricane Matthew battered the East Coast, it killed dozens and caused catastrophic flooding in Florida and North Carolina, with losses estimated in the billions. This followed Hurricane Hermine, which tore through the Florida Panhandle and caused devastating floods in Louisiana. Meanwhile, West Virginia recently saw flash floods that tragically took 23 lives. These extreme […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorAugust 14, 2015
4min178
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has responded to State Sen. Jeff Brandes’ request to study the methods used to determine National Flood Insurance Program policy rates. The group agrees that with the limited information available to regulators, the rates may be “unfairly discriminatory.” According to a letter from OIR commissioner Kevin McCarty, his NFIP […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorAugust 12, 20154min199
Florida Senator Jeff Brandes wants FEMA to release data from flood insurance policies under the National Flood Insurance Program to determine whether or not the premiums assessed for policies are excessive or arbitrarily assigned. In a letter to Florida’s Office of Insurance Regulation Commissioner Kevin McCarty Wednesday, Brandes argued there were 100,000 fewer flood insurance […]