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Crist rattles veto saber on hurricane insurance
FORT LAUDERDALE — Gov. Charlie Crist said today a bill to let insurance companies raise property rates outside the control of state regulators “deeply concerns me.” “I have my concerns about it, to be...
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“Safe Home” inspection program to phase out by June 30
Here’s a reminder: free home inspections offered by the Department of Financial Services’ My Safe Florida Home program will be phased out as of June 30. You may still have your home inspected by a...
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Firm: hurricane forecast models overestimated losses
Hurricane forecast models “significantly overestimated” insured losses for 2006 through 2009, a catastrophe risk management group claims. Boston-based Karen Clark & Company, in a report issued last...
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Governments: Check your buildings!
ORLANDO — How well will your hospital, fire station, school or government building hold up in a storm? FEMA says you need to professionally inspect it, even if it’s new. Smith “We’ve seen several new...
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Reporting from the National Hurricane Conference
Click here to see our stories from this week’s National Hurricane Conference in Atlanta: Stormless stretch fuels complacency FEMA chief: Leaders can’t hesitate in face of storm
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