Thousands of Survivors Impacted by Hurricane Nicole Register for Assistance Release Date: December 27, 2022 WASHINGTON -- More than $4.4 billion in federal grants, disaster loans and flood insurance payments have been provided to the state of Florida and to households [...]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – With the troubled property-insurance industry blaming roof-damage claims for driving up costs, Florida lawmakers in May approved scaling back a requirement to replace roofs. But seven months later, a contractor’s group and a roofing company have gone to [...]
With the new year, comes new property insurance laws that took effect on Jan. 1st: One such law is the elimination of assignment of benefits for property owners. An Assignment of Benefits (or AOB) transfers the rights or benefits under [...]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida House just passed sweeping legislation that overhaul the state's property insurance system, which has struggled due to insolvencies, high costs and major storms. Unfortunately, this round of reforms is a massive overcorrection that takes away [...]
STUART, Fla. (CBS12) — The City of Stuart announced it will close the floating docks for repairs though the majority of December. Officials said the docks will close starting Wednesday, Dec. 7 to Wednesday, Dec. 21, for necessary repairs for damage [...]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida House just passed sweeping legislation that overhaul the state's property insurance system, which has struggled due to insolvencies, high costs and major storms. Unfortunately, this round of reforms is a massive overcorrection that takes away [...]
WILBUR-BY-THE-SEA, Fla. — Recovery efforts continue along the coast in Volusia County where back-to-back tropical storms left a number of properties damaged or destroyed. In Wilbur-by-the-Sea, homes literally fell into the ocean during Nicole. Clearly, Wilbur-by-the-Sea and Daytona Beach [...]
STUART, Fla. (CBS12) — The City of Stuart announced it will close the floating docks for repairs though the majority of December. Officials said the docks will close starting Wednesday, Dec. 7 to Wednesday, Dec. 21, for necessary repairs for damage [...]
A handful of boats washed ashore in Palm Beach as Hurricane Nicole approached Florida's east coast earlier this month, and several remain grounded throughout the town. According to town police, seven vessels overturned or ran aground in the aftermath of the Category [...]
Nearly two months after Hurricane Ian slammed into the southwest Florida coast, destroying thousands of homes, and taking more than 100 lives, state and local governments are wrestling with what to do with a staggering amount of storm debris. [...]
