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March 25, 2020

The 2020 Florida Hurricane Season

Many Floridians ask the same question each time a new year comes around – what will this year’s hurricane season be like? The state got lucky in 2019. The closest call was Hurricane Dorian, but that storm thankfully turned north at the last minute. Although we should still have a bit of a break […]
March 25, 2020

The Expensive and Lasting Damages of Hurricane Irma

Hurricane Irma was an expensive natural disaster responsible for significant property damage, more than a dozen deaths and a season-long slowdown in agricultural production. The National Hurricane Center attributed roughly $50 billion worth of property damage to Hurricane Irma. Before the storm, dozens of city and county governments put into place evacuation plans, resulting […]
March 25, 2020

Hurricane Andrew’s Impact on the Insurance Industry in Florida

Hurricanes have always been a fact of life in Florida. For as long as people have lived in the region there has been a recognition of the risk posed by hurricanes. There was, however, a lull in massive Category 5 hurricanes between the 1935 Labor Day hurricane – still the strongest recorded hurricane to […]
March 24, 2020

Types of Hail and Hail Damage in Florida

Hail – the bane of roofs and cars everywhere – can be a terrifying sight to behold. We’re not used to snow in Florida, so seeing anything white fall from the sky can be a bit jarring. Hail is a significantly more aggressive phenomenon than snow. Fluffy, soft snowflakes aren’t all that intimidating. Softball […]