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Florida State Board adds $70m to RenRe Tintoretto ILS investment in Q4
The Florida State Board of Administration made good on a decision to allocate more capital to natural catastrophe insurance-linked securities (ILS) ahead ...
DeSantis seeks $590 million for My Safe Florida Home grant program; would cover 45,000 on waiting list
Who knew? A lot of Floridians, it turns out, would like some free government money to harden their homes. Since the state’s ...
Florida Politics12d
Gov. DeSantis wants another $62M to equip the Florida State Guard
A proposed budget from Gov. Ron DeSantis includes $62 million to equip the Florida State Guard. DeSantis in 2022 announced a push to reinstate a Florida State Guard, and launched the force the ...
Union says Polk County schools face a teacher exodus. Would a property tax for higher pay help?
The leader of Polk County’s education union is worried about an exodus of teachers to Hillsborough County, where salaries are higher.
'It's sad': Florida's condo fee crisis could trigger the 'next wave of homeless people' in the state, says one representative — with seniors on fixed incomes at highest risk
A new building safety law that was passed in the wake of the Surfside tragedy in Florida has resulted in a tremendous amount ...
DeSantis takes a victory lap as Citizens' proposed 14% increase abruptly reversed
The news about Citizens, which offers coverage to Floridians unable to get policies from insurance firms, follows years of ...
Insurance cost increases in Florida have outpaced inflation. We asked experts why.
Reforms to reduce litigation were supposed to have lowered homeowner insurance premiums by now, some lawmakers say. But a Sun Sentinel analysis finds that premiums continue to rise in Florida at a ...
The Center Square24d
Report: Big deficit ahead for state employee health insurance trust fund
(The Center Square) – Trouble could be looming for Florida's state employee health insurance trust fund despite a positive cash balance. The State Employees' Health Insurance Trust Fund had a balance ...
Miami Herald20d
Florida condo costs officially dropped from special session amid Republican showdown
The state Legislature continues to defy Ron DeSantis ... incomes will become the “next wave of homeless people” in Florida. During an unprecedented speech Monday, House Speaker Daniel ...
NOLA.com13d
New Orleans to see 'skyrocketing' insurance costs in coming decade, new report says
Louisiana’s insurance crisis came on the heels of several devastating hurricanes and led to the collapse of 12 insurers in the state ... Investigative Journalism Fund, a non-profit supported ...
Tallahassee Democrat26d
President Trump stiff-arming efforts to fight climate change has echoes in Florida
Ron DeSantis in storm-vulnerable Florida. Trump announced wide-ranging ... The agency wants the money to fund a state program for public works projects easing the impact of climate change.
Insurers Were Right About California’s Wildfires
Regulators in California made it difficult for insurers to raise rates despite increasing risks. So the insurers stopped writing policies, which is logical. But they'll get blamed and shamed anyway.