by Insurance Litigation Group, P.A. | Jan 22, 2019 | General, Hurricane Damage
Gov. Ron DeSantis directed the state of Division of Emergency Management to speed up sending money to Panhandle communities being swamped financially by “massive” amounts of debris from Hurricane Michael. DeSantis also said that in addition to up-fronting disaster...
by Insurance Litigation Group, P.A. | Jan 22, 2019 | General, Hurricane Damage
According to the Sun Sentinel, Some Florida Panhandle county officials are pushing for Hurricane Michael to be labeled a Category 5 storm. These officials want to label the October storm a Category 5 as a leverage to try and win a higher reimbursement from FEMA, but...
by Insurance Litigation Group, P.A. | Jan 21, 2019 | General, Hurricane Damage
According to My Panhandle, there is an estimated insured loss of $5 billion due to Hurricane Michael damage. As of Friday, insurers reported 141,039 claims from the storm in October, which estimated insured losses of $5.023 billion. So far, 73 percent of claims have...
by Insurance Litigation Group, P.A. | Jan 18, 2019 | General, Hurricane Damage
When Hurricane Michael tore through Panama City in October, it drove out the residents of Massalina Memorial Homes, a public housing complex on the city’s hard-hit east side. Since then, basic necessities like power have been restored, grocery stores and restaurants...
by Insurance Litigation Group, P.A. | Jan 17, 2019 | General
Florida’s CFO, Jimmy Patronis, is urging insurers to respond more quickly and adequately to consumers recovering from Hurricane Michael. Patronis called on the insurance industry to “step it up” in their Hurricane Michael recovery in a conference call on Nov. 20 with...
