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After Hurricane Michael, A Call For Stricter Building Codes In Florida’s Panhandle
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FEMA: Flood insurance claims for Irma near 17,000 in Florida
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OIR Seeking National Flood Insurance Ratemaking Data
Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty has requested that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provide data relating to how the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) sets rates. McCarty has commented that even without seeing the data, it appears that the NFIP’s rates would not satisfy the Office of Insurance Regulation’s standard that rates not be unfairly […]
Florida Supports Mississippi Flood Suit
Governor Rick Scott, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater announced that Florida will file an amicus brief in support of the Mississippi Department of Insurance’s suit seeking to delay implementation of rate increases in the federal flood insurance program. Attorney General Bondi indicated that supporting the Mississippi action might result in a faster decision than if Florida were to […]
Flood Program Rates Draw Scrutiny Across the Southeast
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