by Insurance Litigation Group, P.A. | Feb 5, 2019 | General, Hurricane Damage
According to the Palm Beach Post, in the midst of 90 days, Panama City has picked up 20 years’ worth of debris from the roadside. Since Hurricane Michael swept through the region with a grudge against trees, city contractors have picked up 2.5 million cubic yards...
by Insurance Litigation Group, P.A. | Feb 4, 2019 | General
According to WFSU News, Hurricane Michael (on top of red tide and blue green algae) is compounding to fears in Florida’s tourism industry. Governor Rick Scott has directed Visit Florida, the state’s tourism marketing arm, to develop a red tide recovery program. But...
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...
