Category: Florida News

  Miami Mayor Wants To Spend $192 Million On Sea Rise & Flood Prevention The City of Miami is bracing for huge Costs related to Sea Level Rise. Some will come down the road, but the Mayor is ready to spend …

  New Homes will Now Require Solar Panels in South Miami, a First in Florida Anyone Building or Renovating a House in South Miami will have to install Solar Panels after September 18.  The Sun-Sentinel’s Carli Teproff reports.   Florida Insurers …

  The Latest: United Way Raising Money for Sinkhole Victims County assistant administrator Kevin Guthrie says renters lived in the two destroyed homes and neither had renter’s insurance. He called their loss “catastrophic.”  The Associated Press reports via U.S. News …

  Pasco County Leaders Caution on Rebuilding Near Sinkhole Site Over the last five days, the Land O’Lakes Community impacted by the Massive Sinkhole that destroyed Two Homes has faced questions of when, where and how to rebuild.  Emerald Morrow …

Sinkhole Swallows Home, Forces Evacuations in Land O’Lakes Neighborhood A Sinkhole in the ground has destroyed one Home, heavily damaged a second Home and prompted Authorities to Evacuate Homes in the Lake Padgett Estates Neighborhood.  The Tampa Tribune reports.   …

  Notices of two proposed Rules relating to Florida insurer reporting requirements and audited annual financial statements were published by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation yesterday, July 12, 2017. A July 27, 2017 hearing in Tallahassee at 9:30 a.m. …

  Medical Providers Win Case Over Sarasota County Special Law The Supreme Court of Florida has reversed a Decision of an Appeals Court regarding Hospital Reimbursements in Sarasota County.  Chandra Lye reports for LegalNewsLine.com.   Florida Citrus Crop Struggles: Oranges …

  Milliman Analysis Indicates Majority of Florida Single-Family Homes Could See Cheaper Premiums With Private Flood Insurance Conversely, Private Insurance would cost at least Double the NFIP Premium for 14% of Single-Family Homes in Florida, 21% in Louisiana, and 5% in Texas. ·         …

  Report:  The Southeast’s Storm Surge Risk and Florida’s Hurricane Wake-Up Call The Southeast Coastal States CoreLogic examined in its Report of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina and North Carolina, account for at least 3.6 Million of the 6.9 …

  Despite Last Year’s Hurricane Damage, Insurance Companies Sticking with Florida Clients About a Decade ago, Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne caused an estimated $45 Billion in Property Damage in Florida and enough uneasiness in the Insurance Industry that …