30 years after Hurricane Andrew: How resilient is South Florida?
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Hurricane Andrew
Florida Spared Significant Hurricane Activity in 2019
The 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season has come to a close with little direct impact on Florida. This is welcomed relief after most areas of the state experienced damage in at least one of the three preceding years. The relative lack of hurricane activity in Florida this year might have more to do with luck than […]
Petrelli and Romano Receive FAIR Founder’s Award
The Florida Association for Insurance Reform (FAIR) presented its Founder’s Award to Joe Petrelli and Sharon Romano of Demotech, Inc. FAIR is a non-profit educational organization that educates consumers and industry stakeholders about issues involving insurance public policy. The 2015 FAIR awards banquet provided an opportunity to reflect on the history of the Florida insurance […]
Fla. regulator explains why rates aren’t dropping
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No-name storm forced changes in insurance, preparation
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We are better prepared to respond to a hurricane
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Commissioner McCarty Comments on Hurricane Andrew Anniversary
Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty commented earlier today on the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Andrew, an event that shaped the next two decades of property and casualty regulation and legislation as well as other areas like building code requirements and enforcement. The statement follows: “Today marks the anniversary of Hurricane Andrew, a tropical hurricane that […]
Editorial: Twenty years after Andrew, blow away free-market insurance dreams
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Still not prepared 20 years after Hurricane Andrew
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When I was innocent and insurance was cheap
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