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Serious Deficiencies with the National Flood Insurance Program

Recovery Diva

The United States’ crumbling flood insurance system faces a new test after Hurricane Helene. “On average, just a tiny fraction of households in the inland counties hit hardest by Hurricane Helene and its remnants had flood insurance, according to a Washington Post analysis of recent data from the National Flood Insurance Program.

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Insurance Crisis in Florida

Recovery Diva

From Newsweek: Florida’s Insurance Crisis Just Got Worse [link] Florida’s insurance saga is deepening as more than 115,000 homeowners in the southwest portion of the state, still reeling from the destruction wrought by Hurricane Ian in 2022, are facing new challenges with a 25 percent increase in flood insurance rates.

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Litigating Insurance Claims After a Disaster

Disaster Zone Podcast

When disasters strike, we expect that our property insurance provider will cover our losses. Sometimes, the insurance company and the insured person(s) don’t agree on the settlement amounts being offered by the insurance company. Evan worked for and defended insurance companies during the first 7 years of his practice.

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Changes Continue in Cyber Insurance

Pure Storage

Changes Continue in Cyber Insurance by Pure Storage Blog An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure certainly applies to physical health. Prevention begins with having a robust cybersecurity plan in place, along with sufficient insurance to manage risk. In 2010, cyber insurance premiums totaled a mere $600,000.

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Disaster Insurance Article

Recovery Diva

From HSNW: Why Insurance Companies Are Pulling Out of California and Florida, and How to Fix Some of the Underlying Problems. Author is Prof. Melanie Gall of ASU.

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Disaster Zone Podcast: Litigating Insurance Claims After a Disaster

Disaster Zone

Understand that insurance companies are "for profit."

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Cyber Insurance Basics: How to Qualify & Save

NexusTek

It’s truly not a matter of “If” you will get hacked, but “When”, and do you have the safety net in place to ensure your business doesn’t experience considerable financial losses…that’s where cyber insurance can help.