by Brian Burgess | Oct 20, 2022
New reports submitted to the Florida Building Commission confirm updated construction codes are working Newer buildings survived with significantly less damage than older buildings Ian claims topped 550,000 this week, with $6.45 billion in damages Allstate reported...
by News Service of Florida | Oct 18, 2022
More than 535,000 insurance claims have been filed since Hurricane Ian roared ashore last month. At the same time, the Florida Disaster Fund has collected approximately $45 million in donations to aid this hit hardest. State officials are seeking a way to use the...
by Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida | Oct 4, 2022
Florida’s Public Service Commission approved long plans for utilities to add storm-hardened designs to the state’s electric system The price tag will reach billions of dollars to bury neighborhood lines and harden certain infrastructure components...
by Ryan Dailey - News Service of Florida | Oct 3, 2022
Gov. Ron DeSantis and President Joe Biden are, for now, working together on the impact of Ian Last time of bipartisan cooperation came after the Surfside collapse First Lady helps raise money for “things FEMA can’t do” TALLAHASSEE — Millions of...
by Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida | Sep 30, 2022
After President Joe Biden approved a disaster declaration for hard-hit areas in Florida, FEMA now says it will expand that declaration to include more relief About one-third of customers who lost power from the storm have since had power restored, but just under 1.8...
by Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida | Sep 30, 2022
Damage estimates from Hurricane Ian range from $25 billion to $40 billion in Florida The estimate comes after Fitch Ratings conducted a preliminary review of the damages caused by the storm Fitch says that state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. appears to be...
